Tongan scientist heads team that discovers protein link in stillbirth risk
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- Associate Professor and senior scientist at Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne, Tu’uhevaha Kaitu’u-Lino and her core team of three practicing obstetricians have discovered a new novel protein measurable in the bloodstream that can help predict which women are at risk of stillbirth. Kaitu’u-Lino says the newly discovered protein, called SPINT 1, is needed in the body to help with a healthy placenta, which provides oxygen and nutrients to the baby and helps it to grow. Their research has ...
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