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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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The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Telomerase Immortalized First Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line, Swan 71

TL;DR: This work isolated primary trophoblast cells from a 7-week normal placenta and infected the cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), the catalytic subunit of telomersase, leading to a new cell line that is resistant to Fas, but not TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis.
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The clinical significance of detecting Ureaplasma urealyticum by the polymerase chain reaction in the amniotic fluid of patients with preterm labor.

TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to determine the clinical significance of a detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the amniotic fluid of patients with preterm labor and intact membranes.
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Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) in preterm labor with intact membranes and preterm PROM: a study of the alarmin HMGB1.

TL;DR: This study determined whether intra-amniotic infection/inflammation (IAI) is associated with changes in amniotic fluid concentrations of HMGB1; and localize immunoreactivity ofHMGB1 in the fetal membranes and umbilical cord of patients with chorioamnionitis.
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Amniotic fluid interleukin-1 in spontaneous labor at term.

TL;DR: Data show that inhibitors of IL-1 bioactivity are present in amniotic fluid and suggest that in a subset of laboring women at term, an inflammatory reaction may play a role in triggering the onset of parturition.