Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population

Background: To examine whether polymorphisms in the VEGFA gene lead to low VEGFA production in peripheral blood and increased risk of NEC in the Chinese Han population. Material and methods: Thirty NEC patients and 80 control subjects were enrolled. Six VEGFA single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) w...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Gao, Fei Ma, Hu Hao, Yiheng Dai, Weidong Liu, Xin Xiao, Pingmin Gao, Sitao Li
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Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Fei Ma
Hu Hao
Yiheng Dai
Weidong Liu
Xin Xiao
Pingmin Gao
Sitao Li
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Fei Ma
Hu Hao
Yiheng Dai
Weidong Liu
Xin Xiao
Pingmin Gao
Sitao Li
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description Background: To examine whether polymorphisms in the VEGFA gene lead to low VEGFA production in peripheral blood and increased risk of NEC in the Chinese Han population. Material and methods: Thirty NEC patients and 80 control subjects were enrolled. Six VEGFA single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were performed using the SEQUENOM MassARRAY platform assay. The concentration of VEGFA in the plasma was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The rs699947 and rs833061 VEGF-A SNPs were found to be associated with low plasma levels and high risk of NEC. Conclusion: Our results suggested that, if validated in larger studies, screening for VEGFA SNPs and plasma levels might be useful as a risk factor for NEC in the future. Key Words: necrotizing enterocolitis, preterm infants, single-nucleotide polymorphism, VEGFA
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spelling doaj-art-c5c2cd3b331a46edb9627456e88781a12025-08-20T02:18:39ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722019-04-0160212913410.1016/j.pedneo.2018.07.002Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han populationXiaoyan Gao0Fei Ma1Hu Hao2Yiheng Dai3Weidong Liu4Xin Xiao5Pingmin Gao6Sitao Li7Department of Neonatology, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; Corresponding author. Department of Neonatology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 26 Yuancun Erheng Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510655, China, Fax: +86 0 20 3877 7850.Department of Neonatology, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China; Foshan Institute of Fetal Medicine, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China; Corresponding author. Foshan Institute of Fetal Medicine, Southern Medical University, Affiliated Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan, No. 11 Renmin, West Road, Chancheng District, Foshan, 528000, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; Corresponding author. Department of Neonatology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 26 Yuancun Erheng Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510655, China.Background: To examine whether polymorphisms in the VEGFA gene lead to low VEGFA production in peripheral blood and increased risk of NEC in the Chinese Han population. Material and methods: Thirty NEC patients and 80 control subjects were enrolled. Six VEGFA single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were performed using the SEQUENOM MassARRAY platform assay. The concentration of VEGFA in the plasma was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The rs699947 and rs833061 VEGF-A SNPs were found to be associated with low plasma levels and high risk of NEC. Conclusion: Our results suggested that, if validated in larger studies, screening for VEGFA SNPs and plasma levels might be useful as a risk factor for NEC in the future. Key Words: necrotizing enterocolitis, preterm infants, single-nucleotide polymorphism, VEGFAhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957217308033
spellingShingle Xiaoyan Gao
Fei Ma
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Yiheng Dai
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Xin Xiao
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Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population
Pediatrics and Neonatology
title Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population
title_full Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population
title_fullStr Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population
title_full_unstemmed Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population
title_short Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population
title_sort association of vegfa polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in chinese han population
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