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Roberto Romero
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 1622
Citations - 121818
Roberto Romero is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Amniotic fluid & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 151, co-authored 1516 publications receiving 108321 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberto Romero include University of Michigan & Weizmann Institute of Science.
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Endogenous mast cell degranulation modulates cervical contractility in the guinea pig
TL;DR: Cervical infiltration and modulation of contractility by mast cells may play an important physiologic and/or pathologic role in the control of cervical function during pregnancy.
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Phenotypic characteristics of absent and hypoplastic nasal bones in fetuses with Down syndrome: description by 3-dimensional ultrasonography and clinical significance.
Luís F. Gonçalves,Jimmy Espinoza,Wesley Lee,M. L. Schoen,Patricia Devers,Moshe Mazor,Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa,Greggory R. DeVore,Roberto Romero +8 more
TL;DR: The frequency and clinical significance of bilateral and unilateral hypoplastic nasal bones for the detection of Down syndrome by 3‐dimensional ultrasonography was determined and it was found that absence of nasal bones is associated with the highest risk of Down Syndrome.
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Elevated monocyte chemotactic protein-1 in amniotic fluid is a risk factor for pregnancy loss.
Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa,Roberto Romero,Jorge E. Tolosa,Jun Yoshimatsu,Jimmy Espinoza,Yeon Mee Kim,J. C. Kim,Emmanuel Bujold,K.D. Kalache,Samuel S. Edwin +9 more
TL;DR: An elevated MCP-1 concentration in amniotic fluid of patients with a pregnancy loss after a mid-trimester amniocentesis indicates that a pathological condition was present at the time of the procedure.
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The earlier the gestational age, the greater the intensity of the intra-amniotic inflammatory response in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes and amniotic fluid infection by Ureaplasma species.
Kyung Joon Oh,Roberto Romero,Jee Yoon Park,Jee Yoon Park,Joon Seok Hong,Joon Seok Hong,Bo Hyun Yoon +6 more
TL;DR: The earlier the gestational age at the time of PROM, the higher the intensity of the intra-amniotic inflammatory response in women with preterm PROM and intra-ammiotic infection caused by Ureaplasma spp.
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Preeclampsia and eclampsia: the conceptual evolution of a syndrome.
Offer Erez,Roberto Romero,Eun Jung Jung,Piya Chaemsaithong,Maria Camila Bandeira Seixas Bosco,Manaphat Suksai,Francesca Gotsch +6 more
TL;DR: The release of antiangiogenic factors by the placenta is viewed as an adaptive response to improve uterine perfusion by modulating endothelial function and maternal cardiovascular performance, which can become maladaptive and lead to damage of target organs during pregnancy or the postpartum period.