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Spontaneous preterm birth and single nucleotide gene polymorphisms: a recent update.
BMC genomics - 17 Oct 2016
Sheikh Ishfaq A, Ahmad Ejaz, Jamal Mohammad S, Rehan Mohd, Assidi Mourad, Tayubi Iftikhar A, AlBasri Samera F, Bajouh Osama S, Turki Rola F, Abuzenadah Adel M, Damanhouri Ghazi A, Beg Mohd A, Al-Qahtani Mohammed
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BACKGROUND: Preterm birth (PTB), birth at <37 weeks of gestation, is a significant global public health problem. World-wide, about 15 million babies are born preterm each year resulting in more than a million deaths of children. Preterm neonates are more prone to problems and need intensive care hospitalization. Health issues may persist through early adulthood and even be carried on to the next generation....
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