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Genetic Discovery Reveals Who Can Benefit from Preterm Birth Therapy

UCSF Health — January 23, 2024

In a first, scientists at UCSF and Stanford identified genetic variants that predict whether a patient is likely to respond to treatment for preterm birth. Screening for mutations could allow doctors to target medications to those most likely to benefit. No medication is currently available in the U.S. to treat…

UCSF School of Medicine

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