Study protocol to quantify the genetic architecture of sonographic cervical length and its relationship to spontaneous preterm birth

• Shawn J Latendresse,
• Jerome F Strauss,
• Timothy P York,
• Roberto Romero,
• Hope M Wolf,
• Sonia S Hassan,
• Bradley T Webb,
• Adi L Tarca,
• Nardhy Gomez-Lopez,
• Chaur-Dong Hsu

Affiliations

Shawn J Latendresse

6 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA

Jerome F Strauss

2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Timothy P York

1 Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Roberto Romero

1National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Hope M Wolf

Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sonia S Hassan

Office of Women’s Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Bradley T Webb

GenOmics, Bioinformatics, and Translational Research Center, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

Adi L Tarca

Perinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Nardhy Gomez-Lopez

Perinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Chaur-Dong Hsu

Perinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Detroit, Michigan, USA