In addition, a goal was to establish if Pg within placental and umbilical cord sections was linked to specific preterm pathology such as histologic chorioamnionitis (HC); histologic chorioamnionitis with funisitis as an indicator of fetal involvement (HCF); preeclampsia (PE); and preeclampsia with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and a low platelet count (HELLP-syndrome). This evidence concerns the gene JUP and chorioamnionitis.