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Does endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene variation play a role in the occurrence of hypertension in pregnancy?
Hypertension in pregnancy - 1 Jan 2003
Grandone Elvira, Colaizzo Donatella, Martinelli Pasquale, Pavone Giuseppe, Errico Massimo, Vecchione Gennaro, Margaglione Maurizio
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OBJECTIVE: Nitric oxide is suggested to play a role in the development of preeclampsia. METHODS: We studied 61 patients with gestational hypertension (GH), 77 with GH and significant proteinuria (urine protein excretion > or = 300 mg/24 h), 82 with essential hypertension (EH) and 188 normotensive women with at least one normal pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): A polymorphism within the constitutive endothelial...
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