Racial disparity in pathophysiologic pathways of preterm birth based on genetic variants.

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Published in Reprod Biol Endocrinol on June 15, 2009

Authors

Ramkumar Menon1, Brad Pearce, Digna R Velez, Mario Merialdi, Scott M Williams, Stephen J Fortunato, Poul Thorsen

Author Affiliations

1: The Perinatal Research Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. fortunat@edge.net

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