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Functional variants of the lipoprotein lipase gene and the risk of preeclampsia among non-Hispanic Caucasian women.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Zhang C, Austin M A, Edwards K L, Farin F M, Li N, Hsu L, Srinouanprachanh S L, Williams M A
Abstract excerpt
Hypertriglyceridemia is an important pathophysiologic feature of preeclampsia, a common vascular disorder of pregnancy. Three well-documented functional variants (N291S, S447X, and D9N) of the lipoprotein lipase gene were related to hypertriglyceridemia. Results from the only two studies concerning the relationship between these variants and preeclampsia risk have been inconsistent. We investigated this...
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