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Lack of association between the CYP11B2 gene polymorphism and preeclampsia, eclampsia, and the HELLP syndrome in Turkish women.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology - 1 Aug 2006
Percin Ferda E, Cetin Meral, Pinarbasi Ergun, Akgun Egemen, Gurlek Fatma, Cetin Ali
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: It is possible that altered control of aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) expression or translation may be responsible for hypertension. Hypertension is one of the major components of preeclampsia. We present here a study investigating the association between the CYP11B2 gene polymorphism in the promoter region at the position of -344 and preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: We analyzed a group of Turkish...
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