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Abstract
Despite advances in management and treatment, retinopathy of prematurity remains a major cause of childhood blindness. Evidence for a genetic basis for susceptibility to retinopathy of prematurity is examined, including the influences of sex, ethnicity, and ocular pigmentation. The role of polymorphisms is explored in the genes for vascular endothelial growth factor and insulin-like growth factor-1, and of mutations in the Norrie disease gene. Insights into the genetic basis of retinopathy of prematurity provided by the animal model of oxygen induced retinopathy are examined. Evidence for a genetic component for susceptibility to retinopathy of prematurity is strong, although the molecular identity of the gene or genes involved remains uncertain.
- retinopathy of prematurity
- oxygen induced retinopathy
- angiogenesis
- genetic risk factors
- molecular genetics
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Competing interests: None declared.
- Abbreviations:
- CRYO-ROP
Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group
- ETROP
Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group
- FEVR familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
- IGF1
insulin-like growth factor1
- OIR
oxygen induced retinopathy
- ROP
retinopathy of prematurity
- VEGF
vascular endothelial growth factor