Abstract
Objective: To examine the correlation in genes expressed in paired umbilical cord blood (UCB) and newborn blood (NB). Method: Total mRNA and mRNA of three gene sets (inflammatory, hypoxia, and thyroidal response) was assessed using microarray in UCB and NB spotted on Guthrie cards from 7 mother/infant pairs. Results: The average gene expression correlation between paired UCB and NB samples was 0.941 when all expressed genes were considered, and 0.949 for three selected gene sets. Conclusion: The high correlation of UCB and NB gene expression suggest that either source may be useful for examining gene expression in the perinatal period.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1765-1767 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors have no conflicts of interests. This research was supported in part by the Wayne State University Perinatal Initiative and funded by NIH R01 NS055101 to Dr. Paneth. Dr. Slaughter is funded by T32 HD046377.
Keywords
- Archived newborn blood spots
- Genes and transcripts
- Genome-wide
- Messenger RNAs
- Oligonucleotide microarrays