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Inflammatory mediators gene polymorphisms in preeclampsia.
Hypertension in pregnancy - 1 Jan 2011
Franchim Camila S, Sass Nelson, Mattar Rosiane, Pendeloski Karen P T, Lin Lawrence Hsu, Torloni Maria R, Daher Silvia
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OBJECTIVE: To assess a possible relation between proinflammatory mediators (IL-1R1, IL-12, IL-18, TLR-2, and TLR-4) gene polymorphisms and preeclampsia (PE). METHODS: Genotyping was performed on 109 preeclamptic patients and 174 healthy fertile women with at least two previous successful pregnancies (controls). χ(2) or Fisher's exact test were used to compare genotype frequencies. The control group included 174...
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