Polymorphisms in the fetal progesterone receptor and a calcium-activated potassium channel isoform are associated with preterm birth in an Argentinian population

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 336-340

  Mann, P C ^a   Cooper, M E ^b   Ryckman, K K ^a   Comas, B ^c,d   Gili, J ^c,d   Crumley, S ^a   Bream, E N A ^a   Byers, H M ^a   Piester, T ^a   Schaefer, A ^a   Christine, P J ^a   Lawrence, A ^a   Schaa, K L ^a   Kelsey, K J P ^a   Berends, S K ^a   Momany, A M ^a   Gadow, E ^c   Cosentino, V ^c   Castilla, E E ^c,d   Lopez Camelo J ^c,e,f   Saleme, C ^g   Day, L J ^a   England, S K ^a   Marazita, M L ^b   Dagle, J M ^a   Murray, J C ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CEMIC   (Argentina)

^d Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional   (Brazil)

^e Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^f Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^g Hospital Maternidad Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes   (Argentina)

Author keywords

genetic admixture; genetic association study; hispanic; KCNN3; prematurity; progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ISOFORM 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; KCNN3 GENE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PGR GENE; PREMATURE LABOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME;

ARGENTINA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84877584071     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.118     Document Type: Article

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