2018
Smith–Lemli–Opitz Mutations in Unexplained Stillbirths
Gibbins KJ, Reddy UM, Saade GR, Goldenberg RL, Dudley DJ, Parker CB, Thorsten V, Pinar H, Bukowski R, Hogue CJ, Silver RM. Smith–Lemli–Opitz Mutations in Unexplained Stillbirths. American Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 35: 936-939. PMID: 29433144, PMCID: PMC6060008, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1626705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnexplained stillbirthLive birthsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studySmith-LemliAutosomal recessive syndromeObstetric complicationsHistologic featuresExon 3Placental tissueStillbirthRecessive syndromeDeoxyribonucleic acidStrong associationBidirectional sequencingDHCR7 mutationsCompound heterozygotesSyndromeCholesterol biosynthesisOpitz syndromeHomozygote frequencyBirthRepresentative sampleSLOS mutationsDHCR7
2015
The association of beta‐2 adrenoceptor genotype with short‐cervix mediated preterm birth: a case–control study
Miller R, Smiley R, Thom E, Grobman W, Iams J, Mercer B, Saade G, Tita A, Reddy U, Rouse D, Sorokin Y, Blackwell S, Esplin, Tolosa J, Caritis, Network E. The association of beta‐2 adrenoceptor genotype with short‐cervix mediated preterm birth: a case–control study. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 122: 1387-1394. PMID: 25600430, PMCID: PMC4508241, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort cervixCervical lengthAR genotypeMaternal-Fetal Medicine Units NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteNormal cervical lengthShort cervical lengthShort cervix groupPreterm birth riskCase-control studyRace/ethnicitySpontaneous PTBNulliparous womenPregnancy outcomesPreterm birthTransvaginal sonogramsPrimary outcomePTB riskSecond trimesterAncillary studiesChild healthBirth riskCervixAdrenoceptor genotypeControl group