Smoking and the correlation between birth weight and placental weight. Evidence of interaction with maternal haptoglobin phenotype.

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OBJECTIVE: The negative effects of cigarette smoking on human reproduction are well known. In a previous paper we have reported that negative effects of smoking on fertility are observed in women carrying the Haptoglobin (Hp) 2 phenotype only. In the present note we have examined the effect of smoking on the correlation between birth weight (BW) and placental weight (PW) and the interaction with maternal Hp...

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