Lack of association between two polymorphisms in the corticotropin-releasing hormone gene promoter and preterm birth in a Hispanic population

2012 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-174
Author(s):  
Laura Diaz-Cueto ◽  
Pablo Dominguez-Lopez ◽  
Claudia Cordoba-Zavala ◽  
Patricia Casas-Gonzalez ◽  
Fabian Arechavaleta-Velasco
2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Jeanne Ruiz ◽  
Judith Fullerton ◽  
Charles E. L. Brown ◽  
Donald J. Dudley

The relationships and predictive abilities of perceived stress, selected clinical risk factors, and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) levels in maternal plasma were investigated for their association with preterm labor (PTL), preterm birth, and gestational age at delivery. An exploratory, prospective, longitudinal research design was used to measure CRH 4 times over pregnancy, perceived stress at 24 and 32 weeks of pregnancy, clinical risk factors, and genitourinary infections in low-income women. Multiple regression analyses revealed that a model of measurement of perceived stress at 24 or 32 weeks, CRH at 24 or 32 weeks, and PTL (indicated by a diagnosis by the physicians on the medical record and greater than 5 contractions per hour on the fetal monitor) was predictive of as much as 0.23 to 0.27 of the variance in gestational age at birth. Entering ethnicity as a variable into a model did not improve the predictive value. An analysis of variance between Caucasian and Hispanic ethnic groups revealed differences in CRH levels. However, simple regression analysis of ethnicity as a predictor showed a weak r 2 with no significance for prediction. There was some evidence of an association of smoking with stress and both PTL and preterm birth. The measurement of stress combined with the measurement of CRH from maternal plasma may improve the prediction of which pregnant women are at risk for preterm birth. The measurement of CRH has potential as an early biological marker of preterm birth.


2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 785-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogusława Budziszewska ◽  
Lucylla Jaworska-Feil ◽  
Magdalena Tetich ◽  
Agnieszka Basta-Kaim ◽  
Marta Kubera ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (21) ◽  
pp. 2911-2917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara A. Mohamed ◽  
Abdeljabar El Andaloussi ◽  
Ayman Al-Hendy ◽  
Ramkumar Menon ◽  
Faranak Behnia ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 853-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Basta-Kaim ◽  
Bogusława Budziszewska ◽  
Lucylla Jaworska-Feil ◽  
Magdalena Tetich ◽  
Marta Kubera ◽  
...  

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