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Relationships among adiponectin gene polymorphisms, proteinuria and increased blood pressure in the context of placental diseases.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Oct 2010
Youpeng Bai, Wei Xiong, Wei Lin, Jin Jia, Haiyan Yu, Yuan Yang, Rong Zhou
Abstract excerpt
The etiology and pathogenesis of preeclampsia remain unclear. Little is known about the possible impact of adiponectin gene polymorphisms on the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. In this study, we analyzed the association of two adiponectin single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with preeclampsia. One hundred eighty-eight Han Chinese pregnant women were enrolled (81 normal-term, 20 mild preeclampsia and 87 severe...
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