VEGF-R1 mRNA expression was uniformly decreased in the WT-BPD, MIF KO-RA, MIF KO-BPD, MIF TG-RA and MIF TG-BPD mouse lungs when compared to WT-RA control mouse lungs (Figure 3B). The gene discussed is FLT1; the disease is bronchopulmonary dysplasia.