Genetic susceptibility to advanced retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
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[Genetic susceptibility to retinopathy of prematurity].
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a proliferative disease that affects prematurely born babies. Despite the progress in management and treatment obtained previously, ROP remains a major cause of childhood blindness in both developed and developing countries. The etiology and pathogenesis of ROP is still unclear despite the fact that some progresses have been obtained. Some factors, such as lo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biomedical Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1423-0127
DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-17-69