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Inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms and spontaneous preterm birth.
Journal of reproductive immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Moura Eliane, Mattar Rosiane, de Souza Eduardo, Torloni Maria R, Gonçalves-Primo Amador, Daher Silvia
Abstract excerpt
The objective was to search for an association between spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) and single and/or combined polymorphisms in genes TNFA -308 G>A, IL10 -1082 G>A, IL10 -819 C>T, IL10 -592 C>A, IL6 -174 G>C, and IFNG +874 A>T. Genotyping was performed on 410 Brazilian ethnically matched women managed at two hospitals (two independent case-control sets). One set consisted of 122 cases and 101 controls, and...
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