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Association of interleukin-13/-4 and toll-like receptor 10 with preterm births.
Neonatology - 1 Jan 2009
Heinzmann Andrea, Mailaparambil Beena, Mingirulli Nadja, Krueger Marcus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth (PTB) is accompanied by an increased neonatal morbidity. The cause of PTB is multifactorial and the interplay between environmental and genetic factors - of mothers and newborns - determines the risk. OBJECTIVES: We were interested to identify fetal genes predisposing to PTB in the German population. METHODS: We started our study by screening 31 polymorphisms within 15 genes of 121...
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