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Lack of association of severe preeclampsia with maternal and fetal mutant alleles for tumor necrosis factor alpha and lymphotoxin alpha genes and plasma tumor necrosis factor alpha levels.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 May 2001
Livingston J C, Park V, Barton J R, Elfering S, Haddad B, Mabie W C, Quasney M, Sibai B M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the increased frequency of mutant alleles of the gene for tumor necrosis factor alpha and elevated maternal and fetal plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha were associated with severe preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a prospective cross-sectional study involving 112 patients with severe preeclampsia matched for gestational age with 106...
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