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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
Preterm delivery (PTD) appears to be a complex trait determined by both genetic and environmental factors. Few studies have examined genetic influence on PTD. The overall goal of our study is to examine major candidate genes of PTD and to test gene-environment interactions. Our study includes 500 preterm trios, including 500 preterm babies and their parents and 500 maternal age-matched term controls. We will perform the transmission/disequilibrium test (TDT) on candidate genes thought to be important in each of the four biological pathways of PTD: (1) decidual chorioamionotic inflammation: interleukin 1 (IL-1), IL-6, and tumour necrosis factor (TNF); (2) maternal and fetal stress: corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH); (3) uteroplacental vascular lesions: methylenetereahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR); and (4) susceptibility to environmental toxins: GSTM1, GSTT1, CYP1A1, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, NAT2, NQO1, ALDH2, and EPHX. We will also perform standard case-control analyses on the 500 preterm cases and 500 term controls to examine gene-environment interactions. The major environmental, nutritional and social factors as well as clinical variables known or suspected to be associated with PTD will be used to test for gene-environment interactions. This study integrates epidemiological and clinical data as well as genetic markers along major pathogenic pathways of PTD. The findings from this study should improve our understanding of genetic influences on PTD and gene-environment interactions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0269-5022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-China, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Data Collection, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Genetic Testing, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Hazardous Substances, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Linkage Disequilibrium, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Molecular Epidemiology, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Obstetric Labor, Premature, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Pituitary-Adrenal System, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Placental Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, pubmed-meshheading:11520401-Regression Analysis
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular epidemiology of preterm delivery: methodology and challenges.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, 91 E. Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA. xbwang@bu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't