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Review
. 2013:2013:720514.
doi: 10.1155/2013/720514. Epub 2013 Jun 9.

Metabolomics application in maternal-fetal medicine

Vassilios Fanos  1 , Luigi Atzori, Karina Makarenko, Gian Benedetto Melis, Enrico Ferrazzi
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Review

Metabolomics application in maternal-fetal medicine

Vassilios Fanos et al. Biomed Res Int. 2013.

Abstract

Metabolomics in maternal-fetal medicine is still an "embryonic" science. However, there is already an increasing interest in metabolome of normal and complicated pregnancies, and neonatal outcomes. Tissues used for metabolomics interrogations of pregnant women, fetuses and newborns are amniotic fluid, blood, plasma, cord blood, placenta, urine, and vaginal secretions. All published papers highlight the strong correlation between biomarkers found in these tissues and fetal malformations, preterm delivery, premature rupture of membranes, gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, neonatal asphyxia, and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. The aim of this review is to summarize and comment on original data available in relevant published works in order to emphasize the clinical potential of metabolomics in obstetrics in the immediate future.

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