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Xenobiotic-metabolizing genes and small-for-gestational-age births: interaction with maternal smoking.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2006
Infante-Rivard Claire, Weinberg Clarice R, Guiguet Marguerite
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the role of xenobiotic-metabolizing gene variants as risk factors for small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births or as modifiers for the effects of exposures such as maternal smoking. METHODS: We conducted 2 joint studies: a case-control design including 493 cases (birth weight below the 10th percentile according to gestational age and sex) and 472 controls (at or above the 10th...
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