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The World Health Organization Fetal Growth Charts: A Multinational Longitudinal Study of Ultrasound Biometric Measurements and Estimated Fetal Weight

open access: yesPLoS Medicine, 2017
Background Perinatal mortality and morbidity continue to be major global health challenges strongly associated with prematurity and reduced fetal growth, an issue of further interest given the mounting evidence that fetal growth in general is linked to ...
T. Kiserud   +22 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical application of cervical shear wave elastography in predicting the risk of preterm delivery in DCDA twin pregnancy

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Limited studies have used cervical shear wave elastography (SWE) as a tool to investigate the predictive effect of cervical changes on preterm delivery (PTD) in twin pregnancy.
Jimei Sun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of gravidity, symptomatology and timing of infection on placental malaria

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2020
Background Placental malaria is associated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. While primigravidity has been reported as a risk factor for placental malaria, little is known regarding the relationship between gravidity, symptomatology and ...
Erin E. Tran   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

An induced pluripotent stem cell line (GZHMCi004-A) derived from a fetus with heterozygous G380R mutation in FGFR3 gene causing achondroplasia

open access: yesStem Cell Research, 2021
Achondroplasia (ACH; MIM #100800) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease caused by gain-of-function mutations in FGFR3 gene and results in short-limb dwarfism.
Nan Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Main Patterns of Fetal Cardiac Remodeling

open access: yesFetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2020
The heart is a central organ in the fetal adaptation to an adverse environment. Fetal cardiac changes may persist postnatally and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood.
F. Crispi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research Progress in Isolation and Enrichment of Fetal Cells from Maternal Blood

open access: yesJournal of Chemistry, 2022
Prenatal diagnosis is an important means of early diagnosis of genetic diseases, which can effectively reduce the risk of birth defects. Free fetal cells, as a carrier of intact fetal genetic material, provide hope for the development of high-sensitivity
Ying Tang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Background The rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas and current outbreak of microcephaly in Brazil has raised attention to the possible deleterious effects that the virus may have on fetuses.
M. Sarno   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

JAZF1 safeguards human endometrial stromal cells survival and decidualization by repressing the transcription of G0S2

open access: yesCommunications Biology, 2023
Decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells (hESCs) is essential for the maintenance of pregnancy, which depends on the fine-tuned regulation of hESCs survival, and its perturbation contributes to pregnancy loss. However, the underlying mechanisms
Yingyu Liang   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatic macrophages in homeostasis and liver diseases: from pathogenesis to novel therapeutic strategies

open access: yesCellular & Molecular Immunology, 2016
Macrophages represent a major cell type of innate immunity and have emerged as a critical player and therapeutic target in many chronic inflammatory diseases.
C. Ju, F. Tacke
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cellular and Molecular Atlas of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from a Pregnant Woman After Recovery from COVID-19

open access: yesMaternal-Fetal Medicine, 2023
. Objective. This study aimed to investigate the immune response of a pregnant woman who recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID_RS) by using single-cell transcriptomic profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and to analyze the
Lili Du   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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