title: Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and is responsible for roughly one-half of long-term neurologic sequelae.
authors.forename: Hyagriv N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Simhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6