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Pathway-based genetic analysis of preterm birth.
Genomics - 1 Mar 2013
Uzun Alper, Dewan Andrew T, Istrail Sorin, Padbury James F
Abstract excerpt
Preterm birth in the United States is now 12%. Multiple genes, gene networks, and variants have been associated with this disease. Using a custom database for preterm birth (dbPTB) with a refined set of genes extensively curated from literature and biological databases, we analyzed GWAS of preterm birth for complete genotype data on nearly 2000 preterm and term mothers. We used both the curated genes and a...
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