Differential expression pattern of genes encoding for anti-microbial peptides in the fetal membranes of patients with spontaneous preterm labor and intact membranes and those with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes

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OBJECTIVE: Increased amniotic fluid concentrations of anti-microbial peptides, components of the innate immune system, have been reported in patients with preterm labor (PTL) with intact membranes and intra-amniotic infection and/or inflammation (IAI), as well as in patients with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes (PPROM). This study was designed to confirm these results using a targeted approach,...

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