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Association of candidate gene polymorphisms with clinical subtypes of preterm birth in a Latin American population.
Pediatric research - 1 Sept 2017
Gimenez Lucas G, Momany Allison M, Poletta Fernando A, Krupitzki Hugo B, Gili Juan A, Busch Tamara D, Saleme Cesar, Cosentino Viviana R, Pawluk Mariela S, Campaña Hebe, Gadow Enrique C, Murray Jeffrey C, Lopez-Camelo Jorge S
Abstract excerpt
BackgroundPreterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. PTB is often classified according to clinical presentation as follows: idiopathic (PTB-I), preterm premature rupture of membranes (PTB-PPROM), and medically induced (PTB-M). The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between specific candidate genes and clinical subtypes of PTB.MethodsTwenty-four single-nucleotide...
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