[The significance of genetic factors in aetiology of preterm delivery].

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The high prevalence of preterm delivery (PTD) (7.2 to 8.4% in Poland) may suggest that much more attention should be paid to the early detection, as well as prevention, of this condition. Spontaneous preterm birth is a multifactoral disease, with possible genetic and environmental determining factors. Genes of cytokines modulating the immunological answer, genes of metalloproteinases and genes of coagulation...

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