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Does angiotensin-1 converting enzyme genotype influence motor or cognitive development after pre-term birth?

BACKGROUND: Raised activity of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may both amplify inflammatory and free radical responses and decrease tissue metabolic efficiency and thus enhance cerebral injury in the preterm infant. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) DD genotype is associated with raised AC...

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Autores principales: Harding, David R, Dhamrait, Sukhbir, Devadason, David, Humphries, Steve E, Whitelaw, Andrew, Marlow, Neil, Montgomery, Hugh E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC553995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15725359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-2-6