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Vascular endothelial growth factor genotypes and haplotypes are associated with pre-eclampsia but not with gestational hypertension.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 Feb 2009
Sandrim Valeria C, Palei Ana C T, Cavalli Ricardo C, Araújo Francielle M, Ramos Ester S, Duarte Geraldo, Tanus-Santos Jose E
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is relevant for normal pregnancy, and abnormalities in VEGF functions are associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Because there are few studies on how VEGF genetic polymorphisms affect susceptibility to pre-eclampsia (PE), and no studies on how they affect susceptibility to gestational hypertension (GH), we compared VEGF genotype and haplotype distributions...
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