Identification of fetal and maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes that predispose to spontaneous preterm labor with intact membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 431.e1-431.e34

  Romero, Roberto ^a,b   Velez Edwards, Digna R ^c   Kusanovic, Juan Pedro ^a,b   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b   Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a,b   Vaisbuch, Edi ^a,b   Kim, Chong Jai ^a,b   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^a,b   Pearce, Brad D ^d   Friel, Lara A ^a,b   Bartlett, Jacquelaine ^c   Anant, Madan Kumar ^f   Salisbury, Benjamin A ^f   Vovis, Gerald F ^g   Lee, Min Seob ^h   Gomez, Ricardo ^i,j   Behnke, Ernesto ⁱ   Oyarzun, Enrique ^j   Tromp, Gerard ^b   Williams, Scott M ^c,e   Menon, Ramkumar ^d   more..

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f PGxHealth LLC   (United States)

^g Helix Therapeutics LLC   (United States)

^h Clinical Data Inc   (United States)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DR SÓTERO DEL RÍO   (Chile)

^j PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

more..

Author keywords

chorioamnionitis; DNA variants; extracellular matrix; genetic association study; genotype; haplotype; IL 6; parturition; SNP

Indexed keywords

4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDROISOXAZOLO[4,5 C]PYRIDIN 3 OL; CALMODULIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CYCLIN A; CYCLIN E; DNA; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; GELATINASE B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 1B; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR 1; LAMININ; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 16; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; SOMATOMEDIN B; STROMELYSIN 2; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE;

ARTICLE; CHILE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS DISEASE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 77951824756     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.026     Document Type: Article

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