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MeSH Supplementary: Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
Unique ID: C563032
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C563032
Entry Term(s): PPROM
Registry Numbers: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
Frequency: 512
Note: Rupture of membranes before 37 weeks of GESTATION, which occurs in approximately 3% of all pregnancies and accounts for about one-third of spontaneous PREMATURE BIRTHS. Polymorphisms in the SERPINH1, MMP1, and MMP8 genes have been identified. OMIM: 610504
Date of Entry: 2012/11/05
Revision Date: 2015/08/18

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