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SUBMITTER: Parets SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3694903 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parets Sasha E SE Conneely Karen N KN Kilaru Varun V Fortunato Stephen J SJ Syed Tariq Ali TA Saade George G Smith Alicia K AK Menon Ramkumar R
PloS one 20130627 6
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), but it is not yet clear if fetal epigenetic changes associate with PTB. The objective of this study is to interrogate methylation patterns across the genome in fetal leukocyte DNA from African Americans ...[more]