Predicting risk of bacterial vaginosis: The role of race, smoking and corticotropin-releasing hormone-related genes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-137

  Ryckman, K K ^a,b   Simhan, H N ^c   Krohn, M A ^c   Williams, S M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Genetic association; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; CYTIDINE; GUANOSINE; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 60149112581     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan081     Document Type: Article

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