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SUBMITTER: Bertagnolli M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5442749 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bertagnolli Mariane M Nuyt Anne Monique AM Thébaud Bernard B Luu Thuy Mai TM
Stem cells translational medicine 20160727 1
Preterm birth is associated with alteration of the vascular tree that can result in disease states such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and retinopathy of prematurity during the neonatal period and emphysema and hypertension in adulthood. Studies have suggested a potential role for endothelial progenitor cells in the pathophysiology of prematurity-related complications involving blood vessels; however, this knowledge has never been synthesized. We conducted a systematic review of the published dat ...[more]