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Article: In Hispanic Women, Genetic Variations Linked to Spontaneous Preterm Birth.
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- March 19, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 March 2007-YALE UNIVERSITY: In Hispanic Women, Genetic Variations Linked to Spontaneous Preterm Birth(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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New Haven, Conn. -- In Hispanic women, four gene variants are linked to spontaneous preterm birth, according to abstracts presented by researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Washington University at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference in Reno, Nevada on March 16.
Preterm birth is a major cause of illness and death in newborns. A genetic cause of preterm birth was suggested by racial disparity, a tendency to occur within families and a high rate of recurrence, ...