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Objective: To understand the influence of hypertension disorder complicating pregancy on the incidence of small for gestational age (SGA) and its interaction with other factors. Methods: A nested case-control study was conducted to analyze the influence of hypertension disorder complicating pregancy on the incidence of small for gestational age and evaluate the interaction between hypertension disorder complicating pregancy and other factors. Results: Data from 6 297 subjects were collected, including 836 (13.28%) pregnant women with hypertension disorder complicating pregancy, 789 (12.53%) infants who were small for gestational age. Compared with the pregnant women without hypertension disorder complicating pregancy, women with hypertension disorder complicating pregancy (aOR=2.185, 95% CI: 1.266-3.770), preeclampsia- eclampsia (aOR=5.322, 95% CI: 4.224-6.707) and with chronic hypertension complicated with superimposed preeclampsia (aOR=3.794, 95% CI: 2.190-6.573) had increased risk for the incidence of small for gestational age. The Interaction analysis showed that there was strong positive interactions between hypertension disorder complicating pregancy and premature birth on small for gestational age infants (RERI=5.260, AP=0.586, SI=2.941), (OR=2.331, 95%CI: 1.443-3.767). Addictive interaction was found between hypertension disorder complicating pregancy and placental abruption (RERI=5.631, AP= 0.522, SI=2.352), and between hypertension disorder complicating pregancy and female fetuses (RERI= 3.660, AP=0.374, SI=1.714), and between hypertension disorder complicating pregancy and oligohydramnios (RERI=10.619, AP=0.636, SI=3.093). However, no significant multiplication interaction was found. Conclusions: Hypertension disorder complicating pregancy is the risk factor of the incidence of small for gestational age. Hypertension disorder complicating pregancy also showed addictive interaction on the incidence of small for gestational age with female fetuses, placental abruption as well as oligohydramnios. There was addictive and multiplication interactions between hypertension disorder complicating pregancy and premature birth.
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Hypertension/complications , Infant, Small for Gestational Age , Pregnancy Complications , Adult , Case-Control Studies , Female , Gestational Age , Humans , Incidence , Infant, Newborn , Pre-Eclampsia , Pregnancy , Premature Birth , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Large-scale field screening for Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance in wheat is difficult because environmental factors strongly influences the expression of resistance genes. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) may provide a powerful alternative. Conversion of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers into sequence-tagged site (STS) markers can generate breeder-friendly markers for MAS. In a previous study, one major quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 3BS was identified by using EcoRI-AFLP and a recombinant inbred population derived from the cross Ning 7840/Clark. Further mapping with PstI-AFLPs identified five markers that were significantly associated with the QTL. Three of them individually explained 38% to 50% of the phenotypic variation for FHB resistance. Two of them (pAGT/mCTG57, pACT/mCTG136) were linked to the QTL in coupling, and another (pAG/mCAA244) was linked to the QTL in repulsion. Successful conversion of one AFLP marker (pAG/mCAA244) yielded a co-dominant STS marker that explains about 50% of the phenotypic variation for FHB resistance in the population. The STS was validated in 14 other cultivars and is the first STS marker for a FHB resistance QTL converted from an AFLP marker.
