Development of Non-Viral, Trophoblast-Specific Gene Delivery for Placental Therapy.

Low birth weight is associated with both short term problems and the fetal programming of adult onset diseases, including an increased risk of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Placental insufficiency leading to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) contributes to the prevalence of dise...

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Main Authors: Noura Abd Ellah, Leeanne Taylor, Weston Troja, Kathryn Owens, Neil Ayres, Giovanni Pauletti, Helen Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4608830?pdf=render