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beta2-Adrenergic receptor genotype and preterm delivery.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Nov 2002
Landau Ruth, Xie Hong-Guang, Dishy Victor, Stein C Micheal, Wood Alastair J J, Emala Charles W, Smiley Richard M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether the functional genetic polymorphisms of the beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)AR) that result in changes in amino acid residues 16 and 27 are associated with preterm delivery. STUDY DESIGN: A case-control study comparing the distribution of beta(2)AR genotype between 251 Hispanic women delivered at term and 28 Hispanic women delivered preterm. Preterm delivery was...
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