Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes located at the distal ends of chromosomes. In
adults, progressive telomere shortening occurs throughout the lifetime and is thought to …

Cell-free placental DNA (cfpDNA) is present in maternal circulation during gestation.
CfpDNA carries great potential as a research and clinical tool as it provides a means to …

Cell-free fetal DNA in the maternal circulation has been associated with the onset of labor at
term. Moreover, clinical studies have suggested that cell-free fetal DNA has value to predict …

Background The biologic mechanism (s) regulating the length of gestation are currently
poorly understood. After peaking at the blastocyst stage, the average telomere lengths have …

Inflammation is central to the mechanisms of parturition, but the lack of understanding of how
it is controlled in normal parturition hampers our ability to understand how it may diverge …