Supplementary Material for: Cerebral Palsy and Polymorphism of the Chemokine CCL18 in Very Preterm Children

Background: Prematurity and hereditary factors predispose to cerebral palsy (CP). Previously, low cord blood levels of the anti-inflammatory chemokine CCL18 have been found to be associated with risk of CP in preterm children. Objectives: To investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CCL18 and susceptibility to CP, as well as the association between the SNPs and cord blood levels of CCL18. Methods: The original population comprised very-low-gestational-age (VLGA;