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Origins of neonatal leptin deficiency in preterm infants by Steinbrekera, Baiba, Colaizy, Tarah T., Vasilakos, Lauren K., Johnson, Karen J., Santillan, Donna A., Haskell, Sarah E., Roghair, Robert D.

“…Background Cord blood leptin increases with advancing gestation. Preterm delivery leads to premature separation from the maternal and placental leptin source…”
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Neonatal Leptin Levels Predict the Early Childhood Developmental Assessment Scores of Preterm Infants by Roghair, Robert D, Colaizy, Tarah T, Steinbrekera, Baiba, Vass, Réka A, Hsu, Erica, Dagle, Daniel, Chatmethakul, Trassanee

“…Preterm infants have low circulating levels of leptin, a key trophic hormone that influences growth and development. While the clinical importance of…”
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Umbilical Cord Blood Leptin and IL-6 in the Presence of Maternal Diabetes or Chorioamnionitis by Vasilakos, Lauren K, Steinbrekera, Baiba, Santillan, Donna A, Santillan, Mark K, Brandt, Debra S, Dagle, Daniel, Roghair, Robert D

“…Diabetes during pregnancy is associated with elevated maternal insulin, leptin and IL-6. Within the placenta, IL-6 can further stimulate leptin production…”
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Inflammatory Biomarker Profiles in Very Preterm Infants within the Context of Preeclampsia, Chorioamnionitis, and Clinically Diagnosed Postnatal Infection by Ewald, Jordan T, Steinbrekera, Baiba, Bermick, Jennifer R, Santillan, Donna A, Colaizy, Tarah T, Santillan, Mark K, Roghair, Robert D

“…Preterm delivery can be precipitated by preeclampsia or infection, and preterm infants are at heightened risk of postnatal infection. Little is known about the…”
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Modeling the impact of growth and leptin deficits on the neuronal regulation of blood pressure by Steinbrekera, Baiba, Roghair, Robert

“…The risk of hypertension is increased by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and preterm birth. In the search for modifiable etiologies for this…”
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Renal cell carcinoma trends in Latvia: incidence, mortality, and survival rates. Population-based study by Jakubovskis, Māris, Kojalo, Una, Steinbrekera, Baiba, Auziņš, Jānis, Kirilovas, Dmitrijus, Lietuvietis, Vilnis

“…Baltic States including Latvia are reported as having one of the highest renal cell carcinoma (RCC) incidence and mortality rates in the world. However, data…”
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