Comparison of DNA methylation profiles associated with spontaneous preterm birth in placenta and cord blood

Comparison of DNA methylation profiles associated with spontaneous preterm birth in placenta and cord blood

Abstract Background The etiology and mechanism of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) are still unclear. Accumulating evidence has documented that various environmental exposure scenarios may cause maternal and fetal epigenetic changes, which initiates the focus on whether epigenetics can contribute to...

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Main Authors: Xi-Meng Wang, Fu-Ying Tian, Li-Jun Fan, Chuan-Bo Xie, Zhong-Zheng Niu, Wei-Qing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Subjects:
Epigenetics
DNA methylation
Preterm birth
EWAS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-018-0466-3

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