Article
Vascular endothelial growth factor gene +936 C/T polymorphism is associated with preeclampsia in Korean women.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Sept 2007
Shim Jae-Yoon, Jun Jong Kwan, Jung Bok-Kyung, Kim Sung Hoon, Won Hye-Sung, Lee Pil Ryang, Kim Ahm
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate potential associations between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms and preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred ten patients with preeclampsia and 209 healthy pregnant control subjects were enrolled in the study. After peripheral blood was obtained from all women and the genomic DNA was isolated, we genotyped +936C/T polymorphisms in the...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Korea
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Pregnancy
