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Candidate gene linkage approach to identify DNA variants that predispose to preterm birth.
Pediatric research - 1 Feb 2013
Bream Elise N A, Leppellere Cara R, Cooper Margaret E, Dagle John M, Merrill David C, Christensen Kaare, Simhan Hyagriv N, Fong Chin-To, Hallman Mikko, Muglia Louis J, Marazita Mary L, Murray Jeffrey C
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify genetic variants contributing to preterm birth (PTB) using a linkage candidate gene approach. METHODS: We studied 99 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for 33 genes in 257 families with PTBs segregating. Nonparametric and parametric analyses w...
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