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Structural and genomic variation in preterm birth.
Pediatric research - 1 Dec 2016
Uzun Alper, Sahin Yavuz, Schuster Jessica S, Zheng Xiaojing, Ryckman Kelli, Feingold Eleanor, Padbury James
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are consecutive homozygous genotypes, which may result from population inbreeding or consanguineous marriages. ROH enhance the expression of recessive traits. METHODS: We mapped ROH in a case control study of women delivering at term compared with women delivering at or before 34 wk gestation. Gene sets known to be important in risk of preterm birth were examined for their...
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