Association of maternal IL-1 receptor antagonist intron 2 gene polymorphism and preterm birth

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2006.09.002 Byline: Amy P. Murtha (a), Angel Nieves (a), Elizabeth R. Hauser (b), Geeta K. Swamy (a), Bryan A. Yonish (a), Tammy R. Sinclair (a), R. Phillips Heine (a) Abstract: This study was undertaken to determine whether the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) variable number tandem repeat polymorphism is associated with preterm birth. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine (b) Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Article History: Received 13 March 2006; Revised 31 August 2006; Accepted 14 September 2006 Article Note: (footnote) Reprints not available from the authors.