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A MCP-1 promoter polymorphism at G-2518A is associated with spontaneous preterm birth.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Feb 2015
Wang Yan, Zhang Xiao-Ai, Yang Xiao, Wu Zhi-Hao, Feng Zhi-Chun
Abstract excerpt
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is an important chemokine involved in the pathogenesis of spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB). We examined whether the MCP-1 G-2518A polymorphism is associated with the risk of SPTB in a Chinese population. The MCP-1 G-2518A polymorphism was genotyped in 569 preterm singleton neonates and in 673 term neonates using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length...
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