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Searching for preeclampsia genes: the current position.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology - 15 Nov 2002
Lachmeijer Augusta M A, Dekker Guustaaf A, Pals Gerard, Aarnoudse Jan G, ten Kate Leo P, Arngrímsson Reynir
Abstract excerpt
Although there is substantial evidence that preeclampsia has a genetic background, the complexity of the processes involved and the fact that preeclampsia is a maternal-fetal phenomenon does not make the search for the molecular basis of preeclampsia genes easy. It is possible that the single phenotype 'preeclampsia' in fact should be divided into different sub-groups on genetic or biochemical level. In the...
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