Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women.

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New Haven, Conn. -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that the gene ENPP1 is linked to preterm birth and low birth weight among Hispanic women.

Errol Norwitz, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale, will present preliminary results from this research at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting on February 2 in Dallas, Texas.

One out of eight babies in the United States is born prematurely--delivery prior to 37 weeks gestation. These babies don't fare as well as their full-term counterparts,...