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Maternal and neonatal irisin precursor gene FNDC5 polymorphism is associated with preterm birth.
Gene - 5 Apr 2018
Salem Hagit, Yatchenko Yekaterina, Anosov Mariana, Rosenfeld Talya, Altarescu Gheona, Grisaru-Granovsky Sorina, Birk Ruth
Abstract excerpt
Irisin is a novel secreted myokine, encoded by the fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) precursor gene. Irisin plays a role in the female reproductive system in pregnancy and in embryonic development, and is associated with fetal size. It is expressed in the ovary, placenta and neonatal cord serum. We studied whether maternal and neonatal FNDC5 genetic polymorphisms are associated with preterm...
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