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Labor prediction based on the expression patterns of multiple genes related to cervical maturation in human term pregnancy.

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Samejima, T; Nagamatsu, T; Schust, DJ; Iriyama, T; Sayama, S; Sonoda, M; Komatsu, A; Kawana, K; Osuga, Y; Fujii, T
Published in: Am J Reprod Immunol
November 2017

PROBLEM: This study explored the possibility of evaluating cervical maturation using swabbed cervical cell samples at term pregnancy, and aimed to develop a novel approach to predict labor onset. METHOD OF STUDY: Women with uncomplicated pregnancies (n=117 from 62 women at term pregnancy) were recruited. Messenger RNA expression levels of cervical cells for ten genes were quantified by qPCR. Principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted, and principal components that significantly contributed to the prediction of days to delivery were determined. RESULTS: PCA demonstrated that 76% of the expression information from the ten genes can be represented by three principal components (PC1-3). By the multiple regression analysis, PC2 and Bishop score but not PC1 or PC3 were significant variables in the prediction of days to delivery. CONCLUSION: These findings support the concurrent assessment of multiple gene activities in cervical cells as a promising approach to predict the initiation of labor.

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Am J Reprod Immunol

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EISSN

1600-0897

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

78

Issue

5

Location

Denmark

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcriptome
  • Regression Analysis
  • Prognosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Labor Onset
  • Humans
  • Gestational Age
  • Gene Expression Regulation
 

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Samejima, T., Nagamatsu, T., Schust, D. J., Iriyama, T., Sayama, S., Sonoda, M., … Fujii, T. (2017). Labor prediction based on the expression patterns of multiple genes related to cervical maturation in human term pregnancy. Am J Reprod Immunol, 78(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/aji.12711
Samejima, Taiki, Takeshi Nagamatsu, Danny J. Schust, Takayuki Iriyama, Seisuke Sayama, Masaki Sonoda, Atsushi Komatsu, Kei Kawana, Yutaka Osuga, and Tomoyuki Fujii. “Labor prediction based on the expression patterns of multiple genes related to cervical maturation in human term pregnancy.Am J Reprod Immunol 78, no. 5 (November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1111/aji.12711.
Samejima T, Nagamatsu T, Schust DJ, Iriyama T, Sayama S, Sonoda M, et al. Labor prediction based on the expression patterns of multiple genes related to cervical maturation in human term pregnancy. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017 Nov;78(5).
Samejima, Taiki, et al. “Labor prediction based on the expression patterns of multiple genes related to cervical maturation in human term pregnancy.Am J Reprod Immunol, vol. 78, no. 5, Nov. 2017. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/aji.12711.
Samejima T, Nagamatsu T, Schust DJ, Iriyama T, Sayama S, Sonoda M, Komatsu A, Kawana K, Osuga Y, Fujii T. Labor prediction based on the expression patterns of multiple genes related to cervical maturation in human term pregnancy. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017 Nov;78(5).
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Reprod Immunol

DOI

EISSN

1600-0897

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

78

Issue

5

Location

Denmark

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcriptome
  • Regression Analysis
  • Prognosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Labor Onset
  • Humans
  • Gestational Age
  • Gene Expression Regulation