Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Associated With the Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms VEGF C-2578A, IL-18 C-607A, and IL-4 Receptor α-Chain A-1902G: A Validation Study in a Prospective Multicenter Cohort

• Main Authors: Rob M. Moonen (Author), Maurice J. Huizing (Author), Gema E. González-Luis (Author), Giacomo Cavallaro (Author), Fabio Mosca (Author), Eduardo Villamor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The etiology of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is multifactorial and an underlying genetic predisposition to NEC is increasingly being recognized. A growing number of studies identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of selected genes with potential biological relevance in the development o...