Genetic aetiology of early infant deaths in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Lin YangXu LiuZixiu LiPeng ZhangBingbing WuHuijun WangLiyuan HuGuoqiang ChengLaishuan WangWenhao Zhou

Published in: Journal of medical genetics (2019)

Our study shows genetic findings among early infant deaths in NICUs and provides critical genetic information for precise genetic counselling for the families. Effective therapies enable the improvement of more than a quarter of newborns with molecular diagnoses if diagnosed in time.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
preterm infants
low birth weight
hiv infected
cord blood
antiretroviral therapy