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Effects of Advancing Gestation and Non-Caucasian Race on Ductus Arteriosus Gene Expression.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Nov 2015
Waleh Nahid, Barrette Anne Marie, Dagle John M, Momany Allison, Jin Chengshi, Hills Nancy K, Shelton Elaine L, Reese Jeff, Clyman Ronald I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify genes affected by advancing gestation and racial/ethnic origin in human ductus arteriosus (DA). STUDY DESIGN: We collected 3 sets of DA tissue (n = 93, n = 89, n = 91; total = 273 fetuses) from second trimester pregnancies. We examined four genes, with DNA polymorphisms that distribute along racial lines, to identify "Caucasian" and "non-Caucasian" DA. We used real time polymerase chain...
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