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Pre-eclampsia is associated with Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in Italy
2 Nov 2006
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OBJECTIVES: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is characterized by an excess of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) causes chronic inflammatory changes and endothelial damage. We investigated the prevalence of seropositivity for IgG against H. pylori and cytotoxin-associated antigen A (CagA) in PE patients and the presence of H. pylori DNA in their placentas. METHODS: We tested 47 pregnant...
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