Purpose of investigation: The oxytocin (OXT)-oxytocin receptor
(OXTR) system provides a promising candidate gene for studies of genetic
contributions to prematurity. The author studies the quantification and
comparison of oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene expression and serum OXT levels in
the blood and amnion of women delivering preterm and evaluation of the
correlation between OXTR gene expression in blood and amnion with serum OXT
levels in them. Material and methods: Seventy pregnant women in
spontaneous labor delivering vaginally preterm i.e.,
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Maternal blood and amnionic oxytocin receptor gene expression and serum oxytocin levels in preterm birth: a case-control study
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS, 110029 Delhi, India
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Medical Sciences & G.T.B. Hospital (University of Delhi), Dilshad Garden, 110095 Delhi, India
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Environmental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences & G.T.B. Hospital (University of Delhi), Dilshad Garden, 110095 Delhi, India
*Correspondence: anukritieyes@gmail.com (Kumari Anukriti)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2021, 48(2), 283–291;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.02.2267
Submitted: 22 August 2020 | Revised: 26 December 2020 | Accepted: 11 January 2021 | Published: 15 April 2021
Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Abstract
Keywords
Preterm birth
Preterm labor
Oxytocin
Oxytocin receptor
Placenta
Amnion
Funding
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
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