Genome-wide association studies in preterm birth: implications for the practicing obstetrician-gynaecologist

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Preterm birth has the highest mortality and morbidity of all pregnancy complications. The burden of preterm birth on public health worldwide is enormous, yet there are few effective means to prevent a preterm delivery. To date, much of its etiology is unexplained...

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Main Authors: Dolan Siobhan M, Christiaens Inge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/13/S1/S4