Abnormal placental DNA methylation variation in spontaneous preterm birth.

Xi-Meng WangFu-Ying TianChuan-Bo XieZhong-Zheng NiuWei-Qing Chen

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

Our findings suggested that preterm placenta have distinct DNA methylation alterations, and these alteration patterns established at birth provide insight into the long-term consequences of preterm birth.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
dna methylation
gestational age
low birth weight
genome wide
gene expression
preterm infants
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes