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Maternal-fetal vitamin D receptor polymorphisms significantly associated with preterm birth.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Aug 2017
Rosenfeld Talya, Salem Hagit, Altarescu Gheona, Grisaru-Granovsky Sorina, Tevet Aharon, Birk Ruth
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PURPOSE: Preterm birth (PTB) is a complex trait with strong genetic background, whose etiology is not fully understood. It was recently suggested that pregnancy duration is affected by fetal genetic variation even more than by the maternal genome. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is involved in embryonic implantation and fertility. We studied the association between both maternal and neonatal vitamin D receptor (VDR)...
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