A Bioinformatics Approach to Preterm Birth

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-277

  Uzun, Alper ^a,b,c   Sharma, Surendra ^a,c   Padbury, James ^a,c  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Genetics; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DATA BASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTERNET; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84863411686     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01122.x     Document Type: Review

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