Preeclampsia and Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1

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The pathogenesis of the pregnancy complication preeclampsia remains incompletely resolved. Nevertheless, defective remodeling of the maternal vessels supplying nutrients and oxygen to the placenta is recognized as the root cause in most (all) cases (1). Furthermore, the translation of this reduced perfusion into the maternal syndrome, diagnosed by increased blood pressure and proteinuria but consisting of...

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