UGT1A1<b>*</b>28 Genotypes and Respiratory Disease in Very Preterm Infants: A Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Jesper Padkær Petersen,
Finn Ebbesen,
Mads V. Hollegaard,
Sofia Andersson,
David M. Hougaard,
Ole ThorlaciusUssing,
Tine Brink Henriksen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000442042
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , odds ratio , cohort , genotype , hazard ratio , gestational age , pediatrics , gastroenterology , pregnancy , confidence interval , biology , genetics , gene
Respiratory disease in the very preterm infant is frequent and often severe. Bilirubin is both a potent neurotoxin and antioxidant, and may have a clinical impact on preterm respiratory disease. The Gilbert genotype, the UGT1A1*28 allele, is the major known genetic cause of variation in bilirubin.
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