Abundances of eukaryotic initiation factor 5A isoform I variant A (EIF5A2, Spot F260), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6 (EIF6, Spot F287), aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (AspRs, Spot F174, F246) and zinc finger protein 420 (ZFP420, Spot F177) were lower in the IUGR placenta compared with the NBW placenta. The gene discussed is THEMIS; the disease is fetal growth restriction.