UW–Madison: Research to treat placenta could improve human pregnancies

MADISON — A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new, short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights of human babies and sparing them the complications of an early birth and developmental difficulties later in life.
In humans, placental insufficiency restricts the growth of developing fetuses and typically leads to p...

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