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Trophoblast inclusions in the human placenta: Identification, characterization, quantification, and interrelations of subtypes
Kliman HJ, Firestein MR, Hofmann KM, Milano KM, Holzer PH, Brink LT, Odendaal HJ, Fifer WP. Trophoblast inclusions in the human placenta: Identification, characterization, quantification, and interrelations of subtypes. Placenta 2020, 103: 172-176. PMID: 33152642, PMCID: PMC8448462, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Trophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes
Firestein MR, Kliman HJ, Sania A, Brink LT, Holzer PH, Hofmann KM, Milano KM, Pini N, Shuffrey LC, Odendaal HJ, Fifer WP. Trophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264733. PMID: 35231069, PMCID: PMC8887719, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth outcomesGestational ageLiveborn deliveryLive birthsFull-term live birthsChorionic villiPreterm live birthsSpecific placental pathologyFull-term birthInduction of laborAdverse birth outcomesGestational age birthweightSafe Passage StudyTrophoblast inclusionsGreater odds ratioWarrants further investigationPlacental infarctionPlacenta accretaPreterm birthPlacental pathologyVillous edemaPatient populationAlcohol exposureOdds ratioChorionic plate
2021
Genetics, not the uterine environment, drive the formation of trophoblast inclusions: Insights from a twin study
Katz J, Holzer PH, Kliman HJ. Genetics, not the uterine environment, drive the formation of trophoblast inclusions: Insights from a twin study. Placenta 2021, 114: 133-138. PMID: 33941390, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean differenceUterine environmentTwin pairsTrophoblast inclusionsRetrospective case seriesCase seriesPregnancy lossIntrauterine environmentFetal geneticsMZ twinsDZ twinsDizygotic twin pairsMZ twin pairsGenetic abnormalitiesPlacentaZygosity groupsTwin individualsAverage numberMonozygoticTwin studiesMean absolute differenceAbsolute differenceDifferencesGroupFetuses
2013
Trophoblast Inclusions Are Significantly Increased in the Placentas of Children in Families at Risk for Autism
Walker CK, Anderson KW, Milano KM, Ye S, Tancredi DJ, Pessah IN, Hertz-Picciotto I, Kliman HJ. Trophoblast Inclusions Are Significantly Increased in the Placentas of Children in Families at Risk for Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 204-211. PMID: 23623455, PMCID: PMC3755347, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated riskPlacentas of childrenTrophoblast inclusionsUncomplicated term pregnanciesAutism spectrum disorderPositive likelihood ratioTargeted early interventionsNeurodevelopmental compromiseMultiparous womenTerm pregnancyRisk pregnanciesBiological childrenControl placentasBehavioral symptomsEarly interventionNeurodevelopmental vulnerabilityPlacentaCritical windowRisk statusPregnancyRiskNewbornsChildrenDevelopmental outcomesControl samples