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Genetic variation of myeloperoxidase gene contributes to preeclampsia: a preliminary association study in Turkish population.
Hypertension in pregnancy - 1 Jan 2011
Ozturk Ebru, Balat Ozcan, Pehlivan Sacide, Ugur Mete Gurol, Sever Tugce
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OBJECTIVE: To examine MPO gene polymorphisms of women with preeclampsia in Turkish population. METHODS: Sixty-one preeclamptic and 61 normotensive women without history of preeclampsia in earlier pregnancies were enrolled in this prospective controlled study. MPO mutations were characterized by PCR-RFLP method. RESULTS: We demonstrated a significant difference in patients with preeclampsia in terms of genotype...
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