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SUBMITTER: Thomas MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661910 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thomas Melinda M MM Sulek Karolina K McKenzie Elizabeth J EJ Jones Beatrix B Han Ting-Li TL Villas-Boas Silas G SG Kenny Louise C LC McCowan Lesley M E LM Baker Philip N PN
International journal of molecular sciences 20151119 11
In our study, we used a mass spectrometry-based metabolomic approach to search for biomarkers that may act as early indicators of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB). Samples were selected as a nested case-control study from the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE) biobank in Auckland, New Zealand. Cervicovaginal swabs were collected at 20 weeks from women who were originally assessed as being at low risk of sPTB. Samples were analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Despit ...[more]