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A single-nucleotide polymorphism (-670) of the maternal Fas gene is associated with intrauterine growth restriction.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Dec 2009
Robinson Royland, Hsu Chaur-Dong, Chesebro Allyson L, Nguyen John, Ali Noorjahan, Maramreddy Hima, Parton Lance A
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OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether the Fas (-670) single-nucleotide polymorphism is associated with intrauterine growth restriction. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-seven pregnant women with intrauterine growth restriction in the absence of preeclampsia and 50 pregnant women with uncomplicated pregnancies were studied. DNA was extracted from maternal and infant buccal smears and allelic discrimination was performed...
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