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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and glutathione S-transferase P1 A313G are associated with a reduced risk of preeclampsia in Maya-Mestizo women.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 May 2008
Canto Patricia, Canto-Cetina Thelma, Juárez-Velázquez Rocio, Rosas-Vargas Haydee, Rangel-Villalobos Héctor, Canizales-Quinteros Samuel, Velázquez-Wong Ana C, Villarreal-Molina María T, Fernández Genny, Coral-Vázquez Ramón
Abstract excerpt
Preeclampsia, a common complication of pregnancy, is characterized by elevated blood pressure and proteinuria developing after 20 weeks' gestational age. Susceptibility to this syndrome is believed to have a genetic component. The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) A313G polymorphisms are...
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