Is the presence of funisitis associated with a decreased risk for the development of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?
The presence of funisitis is associated with a decreased risk for the development of neonatal RDS in preterm gestations. Furthermore, this observation suggests that the fetal involvement of placental inflammation may be beneficial to the maturation of the fetal lung.
This study provides further evidence from a large case/control sample for association of common DTNBP1 alleles and haplotypes with schizophrenia.