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A study of three candidate genes for pre-eclampsia in a Sinhalese population from Sri Lanka.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 1 Apr 2009
Dissanayake Vajira H W, Giles Victoria, Jayasekara Rohan W, Seneviratne Harshalal R, Kalsheker Noor, Broughton Pipkin Fiona, Morgan Linda
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AIM: The aim of these investigations was to study three candidate genes for pre-eclampsia--epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor alpha, and angiotensinogen--in pregnant Sinhalese women from Sri Lanka, the first such study undertaken in this ethnic group. Reproducibility of results of genetic association studies of candidate genes for pre-eclampsia has not been consistent across populations....
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