The genetics of preterm birth: using what we know to design better association studies.

doi:10.1093/aje/kwp325

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The genetics of preterm birth: using what we know to design better association studies.

American journal of epidemiology - 1 Dec 2009

Weinberg Clarice R, Shi Min

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Women delivering preterm are at greatly increased risk of another preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies, reflecting effects of the environment, genetics, or both. Recent literature tells an increasingly coherent story about genetic susceptibility. Women who change partners after delivering preterm retain their elevated risk, whereas fathers who change partners do not. Women who themselves were preterm are at...

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PMID: 19854804
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp325
PMCID: PMC2800265

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