Gestational tissue transcriptomics in term and preterm human pregnancies: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Medical Genomics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Eidem, Haley R ^a   Ackerman, William E ^b   McGary, Kriston L ^a   Abbot, Patrick ^a   Rokas, Antonis ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Gestational tissues; Idiopathic preterm birth; Meta analysis; Methylation; microRNA; Preeclampsia; Preterm birth; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHORION; DECIDUA; FETUS BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ONTOLOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; MATERNAL BLOOD; MYOMETRIUM; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; UMBILICAL CORD; UTERINE CERVIX; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; TERM BIRTH;

TRANSCRIPTOME;

DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; TERM BIRTH; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84930666009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17558794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12920-015-0099-8     Document Type: Article

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