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Pharmacogenomics of maternal tobacco use: metabolic gene polymorphisms and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Mar 2010
Aagaard-Tillery Kjersti, Spong Catherine Y, Thom Elizabeth, Sibai Baha, Wendel George, Wenstrom Katharine, Samuels Philip, Simhan Hyagriv, Sorokin Yoram, Miodovnik Menachem, Meis Paul, O'Sullivan Mary J, Conway Deborah, Wapner Ronald J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether functional maternal or fetal genotypes along well-characterized metabolic pathways (ie, CYP1A1, GSTT1, and CYP2A6) may account for varying associations with adverse outcomes among pregnant women who smoke. METHODS: DNA samples from 502 smokers and their conceptuses, alongside women in a control group, were genotyped for known functional allelic variants of CYP1A1 (Ile462Val AA>AG/GG),...
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