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Preterm birth and genitourinary tract infections: assessing gene-environment interaction.
Pediatric research - 1 Sept 2021
Elias Dario, Gimenez Lucas, Poletta Fernando, Campaña Hebe, Gili Juan, Ratowiecki Julia, Pawluk Mariela, Rittler Monica, Santos Maria R, Uranga Rocio, Heisecke Silvina L, Cosentino Viviana, Saleme Cesar, Gadow Enrique, Krupitzki Hugo, Camelo Jorge S Lopez
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BACKGROUND: Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of perinatal morbimortality worldwide. Genetic and environmental factors could raise PTB risk. The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution of the statistical interaction between genes and vaginal-urinary tract infections (VI-UTI) to the risk of PTB by clinical subtype. METHODS: Twenty-four SNPs were genotyped in 18 candidate genes from 352 fetal...
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