The Impact of Increased Maternal sFlt-1/PlGF Ratio on Motor Outcome of Preterm Infants

BackgroundThe sFlt-1 (soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1)/PlGF (placental growth factor) ratio serves as a clinical biomarker to predict the hypertensive, placenta-derived pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia which is often associated with placental dysfunction and fetal growth restriction. Additionally...

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Main Authors: Lisa Middendorf, Alexandra Gellhaus, Antonella Iannaccone, Angela Köninger, Anne-Kathrin Dathe, Ivo Bendix, Beatrix Reisch, Ursula Felderhoff-Mueser, Britta Huening
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.913514/full