Cytokine gene polymorphisms in preterm infants with necrotising enterocolitis: Genetic association study

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Henderson, G ^a   Craig, S ^b   Baier, R J ^c   Helps, N ^d   Brocklehurst, P ^e   McGuire, W ^f,g  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOKINES; ENGLAND; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 61449132428     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.119933     Document Type: Article

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