NIH scientists identify maternal and fetal genes that increase preterm birth risk
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 02:07
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes involved in the regulation of inflammation and of the extracellular matrix, the mesh-like material that holds cells within tissues.