TY - JOUR
T1 - Decreased developmental stability as assessed by fluctuating asymmetry of morphometric traits in preterm infants.
AU - Livshits, G.
AU - Davidi, L.
AU - Kobyliansky, E.
AU - Ben-Amitai, D.
AU - Levi, Y.
AU - Merlob, P.
PY - 1988/4
Y1 - 1988/4
N2 - Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of 8 morphometric traits was studied in 113 preterm infants (26-36 wk of gestation), 103 term infants (37-41 wk), and their respective parents. With 3 different measures of FA, the highest values were obtained from extremely preterm infants (26-29 wk), and the lowest from the group of term infants. The estimates of FA values among parents, particularly mothers, showed a similar, albeit less pronounced, trend. Multiple regression analysis of individual mean FA values, calculated in infants for the 8 studied bilateral traits, documented a significant inverse correlation with gestational age and with the health status of the infants and their mothers, as well as a positive correlation with the mothers' mean FA values.
AB - Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of 8 morphometric traits was studied in 113 preterm infants (26-36 wk of gestation), 103 term infants (37-41 wk), and their respective parents. With 3 different measures of FA, the highest values were obtained from extremely preterm infants (26-29 wk), and the lowest from the group of term infants. The estimates of FA values among parents, particularly mothers, showed a similar, albeit less pronounced, trend. Multiple regression analysis of individual mean FA values, calculated in infants for the 8 studied bilateral traits, documented a significant inverse correlation with gestational age and with the health status of the infants and their mothers, as well as a positive correlation with the mothers' mean FA values.
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U2 - 10.1002/ajmg.1320290409
DO - 10.1002/ajmg.1320290409
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C2 - 3400724
AN - SCOPUS:0023986724
SN - 0148-7299
VL - 29
SP - 793
EP - 805
JO - American Journal of Medical Genetics
JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics
IS - 4
ER -