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The genetic aspects of pre-eclampsia: achievements and limitations.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Aug 2008
Nejatizadeh Azim, Stobdan Tsering, Malhotra Neena, Pasha M A Qadar
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Pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening disease during pregnancy, is a leading cause of global maternal mortality. Although there is substantial evidence of a genetic background, the complexity of the processes involved and nature of the maternal-fetal phenomenon do not make the search for the causative genes easy. Recent retrospective studies on the subject suggest the heritable allelic variations, particularly the...
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