Does mR angiography demonstrate a positive correlation between placental blood vessel volume and fetal size?
Interestingly, we found a positive correlation between FPBV and fetal size. Fetal size was measured in fetal weight and fetal head circumference. Fetal length did not correlate with FPBV. Further studies are warranted to investigate this relationship in pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction, and whether MRI angiography (without gadolinium-containing agents) is suitable as a novel diagnostic modality for placental dysfunction.
These findings confirm that RNF34 is a negative regulator of the NOD1 pathway through direct interaction and ubiquitination of NOD1, and suggest a novel regulatory mechanism of NOD1.