The development of blood protein profiles in extremely preterm infants follows a stereotypic evolution pattern.
Commun Med (Lond)
; 3(1): 107, 2023 Aug 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37532738
Being born too early can affect a baby's health. We looked at how babies born extremely preterm, meaning more than 12 weeks earlier than a full-term baby, develop. We looked at the proteins present in their blood from the day they were born until their original due date. Our study of 182 extremely preterm babies born at different points in the pregnancy (gestational ages) found that the proteins present in their blood changed in a similar way over time. This means that the age of a baby after birth, and not how early they were born, mostly affects the proteins in their blood. These findings help us understand how extremely preterm babies develop after birth, which could lead to improvements to their healthcare during the first few weeks of their life.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Screening_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Commun Med (Lond)
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Suecia
Country of publication:
Reino Unido