
EPIGENETIC SIGNATURE OF CHRONIC MATERNAL STRESS
LOAD DURING PREGNANCY MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL
BIOMARKER FOR SPONTANEOUS PRETERM BIRTH Rogac M, Peterlin B *Corresponding Author: Mihael Rogac, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Institute of Medical Genetics, University
Medical Center Ljubljana, Slajmerjeva 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Tel: +386-1-522-6171.
Fax: +386-1-540-1137. E-mail: mihael.rogac@kclj.si page: 27
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