VEGFA and bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Kwinta et al., in a prospective examination of gene polymorphism in 181 premature infants (average gestational age of 28 weeks), reported a 9% increased risk of BPD associated with the T allele of −460T/C, noting reduced risk for VEGF −460CC homozygotes compared to infants with −460TT or −460TC genotypes (60).