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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2023

Associations of VEGF Polymorphisms With Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Xiao Chun Ling, Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, Kuan-Jen Chen, Nan-Kai Wang, Laura Liu, Yen-Po Chen, Yih-Shiou Hwang, Chi-Chun Lai, Shun-Fa Yang, Wei-Chi Wu

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao Chun LingDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Eugene Yu-Chuan KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Kuan-Jen ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Nan-Kai WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Laura LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yen-Po ChenCollege of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yih-Shiou HwangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chi-Chun LaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Shun-Fa YangInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Wei-Chi WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung University · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChung Shan Medical University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the associations between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) polymorphisms and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) risk. Methods: Infants born prematurely at any time from 2009 to 2018 were included. Five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of VEGF were analyzed using real-time PCR in all infants. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to model the associations between VEGF polymorphisms and ROP susceptibility, severity, and premature clinicopathologic characteristics. Results: A total of 334 patients were included and categorized into three groups: those without ROP, those with mild ROP (i.e., ROP not requiring treatment), and those with severe ROP (i.e., ROP for whom treatment was indicated). Among the female patients with ROP, those with VEGF rs3025035 CT (3.231-fold; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.238-8.431) and a combination of CT and TT genotypes (2.643-fold; 95% CI, 1.056-6.619) exhibited significantly higher risks of severe ROP compared with those with wild-type genotypes. Female ROP infants with VEGF rs3025010 C (TC + CC) alleles had a lower risk of ROP stage ≥3 (odds ratio [OR] = 0.406; 95% CI, 0.165-0.999) than those with TT homozygotes. ROP patients with the VEGF rs10434 A allele (GA + AA) exhibited higher risks of necrotizing enterocolitis (OR = 2.750; 95% CI, 1.119-6.759) and lower risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (OR = 0.390; 95% CI, 0.173-0.877) than those with GG homozygotes did. Conclusions: VEGF polymorphisms affect ROP risks differently in male and female infants. In female infants, VEGF rs3025035 with T alleles may predict ROP severity, and VEGF rs3025010 with C alleles may protect against severe ROP.

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Retinopathy of PrematurityVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AHumansInfant, NewbornPremature BirthVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, human

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