Autor: |
Maria-Eleni I Tsitoura, Eleana F Stavrou, Ioannis A Maraziotis, Kosmas Sarafidis, Aglaia Athanassiadou, Gabriel Dimitriou |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2016 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 11, p e0166516 (2016) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0166516 |
Popis: |
Newborns delivered late-preterm (between 340/7 and 366/7 weeks of gestation) are at increased risk of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Polymorphisms within the surfactant protein (SP) A and B gene have been shown to predispose to RDS in preterm neonates. The aim of this study was to investigate whether specific SP-A and/or SP-B genetic variants are also associated with RDS in infants born late-preterm.This prospective cross-sectional study included 56 late-preterm infants with and 60 without RDS. Specific SP-A1/SP-A2 haplotypes and SP-B Ile131Thr polymorphic alleles were determined in blood specimens using polymerase-chain-reaction and DNA sequencing.The SP-A1 6A4 and the SP-A2 1A5 haplotypes were significantly overrepresented in newborns with RDS compared to controls (OR 2.86, 95%CI 1.20-6.83 and OR 4.68, 95%CI 1.28-17.1, respectively). The distribution of the SP-B Ile131Thr genotypes was similar between the two late-preterm groups. Overall, the SP-A1 6A4 or/and SP-A2 1A5 haplotype was present in 20 newborns with RDS (35.7%), resulting in a 4.2-fold (1.60-11.0) higher probability of RDS in carriers. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that the effect of SP-A1 6A4 and SP-A2 1A5 haplotypes was preserved when adjusting for known risk or protective factors, such as male gender, smaller gestational age, smaller weight, complications of pregnancy, and administration of antenatal corticosteroids.Specific SP-A genetic variants may influence the susceptibility to RDS in late-preterm infants, independently of the effect of other perinatal factors. |
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