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Admixture mapping to identify spontaneous preterm birth susceptibility loci in African Americans.

Tracy A TA Manuck, Yinglei Y Lai, Paul J PJ Meis, Baha B Sibai, Catherine Y CY Spong, Dwight J DJ Rouse, Jay D JD Iams, Steve N SN Caritis, Mary J MJ O'Sullivan, Ronald J RJ Wapner, Brian B Mercer, Susan M SM Ramin, Alan M AM Peaceman, and

Obstet Gynecol 117(5):1078-84 (2011) PMID 21508746 PMCID PMC3094723

Preterm birth is 1.5 times more common in African American (17.8%) than European American women (11.5%), even after controlling for confounding variables. We hypothesize that genetic factors may account for this disparity and can be identified by admixture mapping.

DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318214e67f
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