Transcriptomic analysis delineates preterm prelabor rupture of membranes from preterm labor in preterm fetal membranes.

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"Funding The author(s) disclose receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences COBRE for Reproductive Health [P20GM121298]."