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Early pregnancy peripheral blood gene expression and risk of preterm delivery: a nested case control study
1 Dec 2009
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BACKGROUND: Preterm delivery (PTD) is a significant public health problem associated with greater risk of mortality and morbidity in infants and mothers. Pathophysiologic processes that may lead to PTD start early in pregnancy. We investigated early pregnancy peripheral blood global gene expression and PTD risk. METHODS: As part of a prospective study, ribonucleic acid was extracted from blood samples (collected...
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