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A polymorphism in an autophagy-related gene, ATG16L1, influences time to delivery in women with an unfavorable cervix who require labor induction.
Journal of perinatal medicine - 1 Jul 2013
Doulaveris Georgios, Orfanelli Theofano, Benn Kiesha, Zervoudakis Ioannis, Skupski Daniel, Witkin Steven S
Abstract excerpt
Autophagy is an intracellular process that maintains homeostasis by the removal of damaged organelles and proteins. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the autophagy-related 16-like 1 (ATG16L1) gene results in decreased autophagy. We evaluated whether the ATG16L1 polymorphism influenced the time to delivery during labor induction in pregnant women with an unfavorable cervix. DNA from 69 women with an...
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