title: The role of DDE and polychlorinated biphenyl levels in preterm birth.
abstract: Maternal serum levels of DDE and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and their congeners were compared for 20 women who had a spontaneous preterm delivery and 20 matched women who had delivered at term at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York between October 1990 and August 1993. Since no substantial case-control differences were evident, these findings do not indicate that increased DDE or PCB levels are associated with spontaneous preterm birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Lapinski
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls