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Leukocytes of pregnant women with small-for-gestational age neonates have a different phenotypic and metabolic activity from those of women with preeclampsia.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians - 1 Jun 2010
Oggé Giovanna, Romero Roberto, Chaiworapongsa Tinnakorn, Gervasi Maria Teresa, Pacora Percy, Erez Offer, Kusanovic Juan Pedro, Vaisbuch Edi, Mazaki-Tovi Shali, Gotsch Francesca, Mittal Pooja, Kim Yeon Mee, Hassan Sonia S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Preeclampsia and pregnancies complicated by small-for-gestational age (SGA) neonates share several underlying mechanisms of disease. However, while an exaggerated systemic maternal inflammatory response is regarded as one of the hallmarks of the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, the presence of a similar systemic intra-vascular inflammation in mothers of SGA neonates without hypertension is controversial....
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