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Maternal and fetal variants in the TGF-beta3 gene and risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in a predominantly Latino population.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Sept 2009
Wilson Melissa L, Desmond Daniel H, Goodwin T Murphy, Miller David A, Ingles Sue Ann
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OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether polymorphisms in the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta3 gene are associated with risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in case-control mother-baby dyads. STUDY DESIGN: Patients (n = 136) and control subjects (n = 169) were recruited from our hospital. We genotyped 4 TGF-beta3 polymorphisms and examined association with PIH using logistic regression, adjusting...
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