The relation between serum levels of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates.
Conclusion: patients with NEC had significantly lower serum levels of EGF (p<.001) indicating that EGF could be a reliable marker of NEC in preterm neonates.
PMID: 30999731 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research