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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Jennifer Cohen
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-8586 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cohen Jennifer J Van Marter Linda J LJ Sun Yao Y Allred Elizabeth E Leviton Alan A Kohane Isaac S IS
Genome biology 20070101 10
<h4>Background</h4>One-third to one-half of all infants born before the 28th week of gestation develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Inflammatory regulators appear to be involved in the pathogenesis of BPD, possibly beginning in fetal life. To evaluate the feasibility of using expression profiling in umbilical cord tissue to discover molecular signatures for developmental staging and for determining risk of BPD, we conducted a cross-sectional study of infants born at less than 28 weeks of ge ...[more]