The contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the duration of pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 398-405

  York, Timothy P ^a,b   Eaves, Lindon J ^a,b   Neale, Michael C ^a,b   Strauss III, Jerome F ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

duration of pregnancy; environment; gene; genetic epidemiology; gestational age at birth; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

DURATION OF PREGNANCY; ENVIRONMENT; GENE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE AT BIRTH; PRETERM BIRTH;

ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84899976731     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.10.001     Document Type: Review

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