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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pandey M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5793465 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Indian journal of medical research 20170901 3
Preterm infants (i.e., born before <37 wk of gestation) are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality and long-term disabilities. Global prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) varies from 5 to 18 per cent. There are multiple aetiological causes and factors associated with PTB. Intrapartum infections are conventionally associated with PTB. However, maternal genotype modulates response to these infections. This review highlights the association of cytokine gene polymorphisms and their levels with PT ...[more]