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A polymorphism of the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRHR2) and preterm birth.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2010
Schmid Maximilian, Grimm Christoph, Leipold Heinz, Knöfler Martin, Haslinger Peter, Egarter Christian
Abstract excerpt
Our aim was to investigate whether a genetic variation in the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 gene might be associated with preterm birth. In this case-control study we evaluated the G/A polymorphism (rs2267717) in intron 2 of the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 gene in one hundred women with preterm birth and one hundred healthy women with at least one uncomplicated full term pregnancy and...
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