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Table 2 The PREBIC Minimal Dataset for "-Omics" Studies on Preterm Birth

From: An integrated systems biology approach to the study of preterm birth using "-omic" technology - a guideline for research

Minimal Dataset

• Spontaneous initiation vs. Medically indicated preterm birth

• Living fetus vs. intrauterine death at labor initiation

• Singleton vs. multi-fetal gestation

• Gestational age at delivery

• Environmental exposures (tobacco, ethanol, recreational drugs)

• Maternal age

• Parity

• Past obstetrical history

• Ethnicity

  1. The minimal dataset required for international merging of biological samples for "-omics" studies on preterm birth. Adapted from PENNELL CE, JACOBSSON B, WILLIAMS SM, et al. Genetic epidemiologic studies of preterm birth: guidelines for research. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;196:107-18.