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The Tyr113His polymorphism in exon 3 of the microsomal epoxide hydrolase gene is a risk factor for perinatal mortality.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 1 Nov 2004
Raijmakers Maarten T M, de Galan-Roosen Tanja E M, Schilders Geurt W, Merkus Johannus M W M, Steegers Eric A P, Peters Wilbert H M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A genetic predisposition to impaired detoxification of oxidative or chemical stress could play a role in the etiology of perinatal mortality. In this pilot study we investigated the risk of perinatal mortality in relation to genetic polymorphism in microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX) and glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) in women who experienced perinatal mortality caused by placental pathology,...
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