Prematurity: Public Health Information & Genomic Insights

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Prematurity: Public Health Information & Genomic Insights

Prevention of preterm birth: Harnessing science to address the global epidemic
Craig E. Rubens et al. Sci Transl Med 12 November 2014

CDC information: In 2012, preterm birth affected more than 450,000 babies—that's 1 of every 9 infants born in the United States

CDC feature on National Prematurity Awareness Month(2014)

March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign

Medline Plus information on premature babies

Fighting for the next generation: US prematurity in 2030.
McCabe ER, et al. Pediatrics. 2014 Nov 3.

Recent Genomic Insights

A MCP-1 promoter polymorphism at G-2518A is associated with spontaneous preterm birth.
Wang Y, et al. Mol Genet Genomics. 2014 Sep 19.

Common genetic variants and risk of brain injury after preterm birth.
Boardman JP et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Apr;210(4):321.e1-321.e21.

Pharmacogenomics of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate for recurrent preterm birth prevention. 
Manuck TA et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Aug 12;55(10):6194-203.

Genetic variants associated with severe retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birth weight infants. 
Hartnett ME et al.  PLoS One. 2014 Aug 29;9(8):e106138.

Intestinal microbiota is different in women with preterm birth: Results from terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis.
Shiozaki A, et al.  PLoS One. 2014 Nov 5;9(11):e111374

Check out the Prematurity Public Health Genomics update page for additional information and links