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Maternal and fetal inherited thrombophilias are not related to the development of severe preeclampsia.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jul 2001
Livingston J C, Barton J R, Park V, Haddad B, Phillips O, Sibai B M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Thrombotic vascular disease may predispose patients to the development of preeclampsia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether maternal or fetal genotype frequencies of the inherited thrombophilic gene mutations (factor V Leiden, methylenetetrahydrofolate, and prothrombin) are altered in severe preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a prospective cross-sectional study to compare the...
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