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From: Placental determinants of fetal growth: identification of key factors in the insulin-like growth factor and cytokine systems using artificial neural networks

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Connectivity map clarifying the clusters of variables, and single relationships among variables. Mother_Age_Delivery: Chronological age of the mother at delivery (years); newborn_gender: Sex of the newborn; Gestational_age: Gestational age (weeks); Other_siblings: Other siblings (yes or No); N_siblings: Number of other siblings; N_abortion: Number of previous abortions; Pla_total_pro: Total placental protein content in lysates (mg/ml); PLA_IGF2: IGF-II concentration in placental lysates (ng/mg); PLA_BP2: IGFBP-2 concentration in placental lysates (ng/mg); PLA_IL6: IL-6 concentration in placental lysates (pg/mg); PL_TNF: TNF- concentration in placental lysates (ng/mg); mRNA_IGF1:IGF-I relative gene expression in placenta (A.U./18S, UBQ); mRNA_IGF2:IGF-II relative gene expression in placenta (A.U./18S, UBQ); mRna_BP1: IGFBP-1 relative gene expression in placenta (A.U./18S, UBQ); mRNA_BP2:IGFBP-2 relative gene expression in placenta (A.U./18S, UBQ); mRNA_IL6:IL-6 relative gene expression in placenta (A.U./18S, UBQ); Controls: newborns appropriate for gestational age; IUGR: Intra uterine growth retardation (FGR fetal growth restricted).

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