Interleukin-6 Polymorphism is Associated with Chorioamnionitis and Neonatal Infections in Preterm Infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Reiman, Milla ^a   Kujari, Harry ^a   Ekholm, Eeva ^a   Lapinleimu, Helena ^a   Lehtonen, Liisa ^a   Haataja, Leena ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEPTICEMIA; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BIRTH WEIGHT; GENETICS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 47649126431     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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