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Transcriptomic analysis of fetal membranes reveals pathways involved in preterm birth
1 Apr 2019
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BACKGROUND: Preterm birth (PTB), defined as infant delivery before 37 weeks of completed gestation, results from the interaction of both genetic and environmental components and constitutes a complex multifactorial syndrome. Transcriptome analysis of PTB has proven challenging because of the multiple causes of PTB and the numerous maternal and fetal gestational tissues that must interact to facilitate...
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