Fetal DNA Methylation Associates with Early Spontaneous Preterm Birth and Gestational Age

Spontaneous preterm birth (PTB, <37 weeks gestation) is a major public health concern, and children born preterm have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality throughout their lives. Recent studies suggest that fetal DNA methylation of several genes varies across a range of gestational ages (GA),...

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Main Authors: Parets, Sasha E., Conneely, Karen N., Kilaru, Varun, Fortunato, Stephen J., Syed, Tariq Ali, Saade, George, Smith, Alicia K., Menon, Ramkumar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3694903/