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The genetics of pre-eclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology - 1 Aug 2011
Williams Paula J, Broughton Pipkin Fiona
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension is the most frequent medical complication occurring during pregnancy. In this chapter, we aim to address the genetic contribution to these disorders, with specific focus on pre-eclampsia. The pathogenic mechanisms underlying pre-eclampsia remain to be elucidated; however, immune maladaptation, inadequate placental development and trophoblast invasion, placental ischaemia, oxidative stress and...
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