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

• Main Authors: Xi-Meng Wang (Author), Fu-Ying Tian (Author), Li-Jun Fan (Author), Chuan-Bo Xie (Author), Zhong-Zheng Niu (Author), Wei-Qing Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...