Lucas G Gimenez, Juan A Gili, Darío E Elias, Rubén Sagula, Belén Comas, María R Santos, Hebe Campaña, Fernando A Poletta, Silvina L Heisecke, Julia Ratowiecki, Viviana R Cosentino, Rocío Uranga, César Saleme, Mercedes Negri, Mónica Rittler, Jorge Zapata Barrios, Hugo B Krupitzki, Jorge S López Camelo
BACKGROUND: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the leading cause of child blindness. Preterm newborns of very low gestational age (GA) and very low birth weight are at the greatest risk. Our objective was to evaluate the role of genetic variants associated with ROP risk and its comorbidities in an Argentinian sample of premature infants. METHODS: A sample of 437 preterm infants <33 weeks GA, born at a maternity hospital in Tucumán, Argentina, 2005-2010, was analyzed...
February 12, 2024: Pediatric Research