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Oxytocin and catechol-O-methyltransferase receptor genotype predict the length of the first stage of labor.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Sept 2012
Terkawi Abdullah S, Jackson William M, Thiet Mari-Paule, Hansoti Shehnaz, Tabassum Rabeena, Flood Pamela
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify genetic factors that influence the rate of the first stage of labor. STUDY DESIGN: We prospectively enrolled 233 laboring nulliparous parturients. Demographic, clinical, and genetic data were collected. We evaluated the influence of population and individual variability using a nonlinear mixed effects model. RESULTS: Parturients who were homozygous for "G" at oxytocin receptor gene...
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