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Replication of genetic associations in the inflammation, complement, and coagulation pathways with intraventricular hemorrhage in LBW preterm neonates
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Replication of genetic associations in the inflammation, complement, and coagulation pathways with intraventricular hemorrhage in LBW preterm neonates

Kelli K Ryckman, John M Dagle, Keegan Kelsey, Allison M Momany and Jeffrey C Murray
Pediatric research, Vol.70(1), pp.90-95
07/2011
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e31821ceb63
PMCID: PMC3117229
PMID: 21659962
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Abstract

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a significant morbidity seen in very LBW infants. Genes related to the inflammation, infection, complement, or coagulation pathways have been implicated as risk factors for IVH. We examined 10 candidate genes for associations with IVH in 271 preterm infants (64 with IVH grades I-IV and 207 without IVH) weighing <1500 g. The heterozygous genotype OR = 8.1, CI = 2.5-26.0, p = 4 × 10(-4)) and the A allele (OR = 7.3, CI = 2.4-22.5, p = 1 × 10(-4)) of the coagulation factor V (FV) Leiden mutation (rs6025) were associated with an increased risk of developing IVH grade I or II but not grade III or IV after correction for multiple testing with Bonferroni. Lack of association in the severe grades of IVH may be a result of lack of power to detect an effect given the small sample size (n = 8). However, this result is consistent with previous research that demonstrates that the heterozygous genotype of the FV mutation is associated with increased risk for the development of IVH but a decreased risk for the progression or extension to more severe grades of IVH.
Humans Male Inflammation - blood Intracranial Hemorrhages - genetics Intracranial Hemorrhages - blood Inflammation Mediators - metabolism Complement System Proteins - genetics Female Integrin beta3 - genetics Odds Ratio Cytokines - genetics Infant, Newborn Severity of Illness Index Infant, Low Birth Weight Genetic Predisposition to Disease Reproducibility of Results Genetic Association Studies Risk Assessment Gene Frequency Risk Factors Logistic Models Inflammation - immunology Gestational Age Linkage Disequilibrium Iowa Phenotype Estrogen Receptor alpha - genetics Infant, Premature Intracranial Hemorrhages - immunology Inflammation - genetics Blood Coagulation - genetics Heterozygote Factor V - genetics Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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