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The C242T-polymorphism of the NADPH/NADH oxidase gene p22phox subunit is not associated with pre-eclampsia.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Jun 2002
Raijmakers M T M, Roes E M, Steegers E A P, Peters W H M
Abstract excerpt
Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-related multisystem disorder characterised by elevation of blood pressure and proteinuria, in which oxidative stress may play an important role. Blood pressure is partly controlled by O(-)(2) production by NADPH/NADH oxidase and recently it was shown that a C242T substitution in the p22phox gene was associated with coronary artery disease, in which elevated blood pressure and...
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