Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
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Vipin Tyagi

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• Review Article
  Assessment of Toxicogenomic Risk Factors in Etiology of Preterm Delivery
  Author(s): Banerjee BD, Mustafa MD, Tusha Sharma, Vipin Tyagi, Rafat S Ahmed, Ashok K Tripathi and Kiran Guleria Banerjee BD, Mustafa MD, Tusha Sharma, Vipin Tyagi, Rafat S Ahmed, Ashok K Tripathi and Kiran Guleria
  
  Worldwide, preterm birth accounts for more than 60% of prenatal morbidity and mortality and is the leading cause of neonatal deaths. Globally, every year, around 13 million babies are born preterm, with rates being highest in the low and middle-income group. India is leading all the nations in PTD, as reported by WHO. PTD is considered as a major pregnancy complication. PTD continues to be a major clinical and public health problem and is regarded as a syndrome with multiple causes. Environmental stressors such as heavy metal, Organochlorine pesticides have a long history of widespread use all around the world. Because of high stability, extremely low biodegradability and long half life, these compounds are typically very persistent in the environment, and are known to accumulate in soil, food, blood, fatty tissue etc. Humans, being a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-038X.1000129

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