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Overproduction of the follistatin‐related gene protein in the placenta and maternal serum of women with pre‐eclampsia
6 Jul 2007
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OBJECTIVE: To characterise the follistatin-related gene (FLRG) in pre-eclampsia, one of the differentially expressed genes in pre-eclamptic placenta. DESIGN AND METHODS: We examined and compared the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels of FLRG in placentas and maternal sera from women with uncomplicated pregnancy, and those with pre-eclampsia using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction,...
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