Invited commentary: Maternal effects in preterm birth-effects of maternal genotype, mitochondrial dna, imprinting, or environment?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1382-1385

  Little, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Epigenesis, genetic; Family health; Genetics; Premature birth; Research design; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC RISK; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NOTE; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR;

DENMARK; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 70849089830     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp326     Document Type: Note

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