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Genetic variants, immune function, and risk of pre-eclampsia among American Indians.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Feb 2012
Best Lyle G, Nadeau Melanie, Davis Kylie, Lamb Felicia, Bercier Shellee, Anderson Cindy M
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PROBLEM: To determine the prevalence in an American Indian population of genetic variants with putative effects on immune function and determine if they are associated with pre-eclampsia (PE). METHOD OF STUDY: In a study of 66 cases and 130 matched controls, six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) with either previously demonstrated or postulated modulating effects on the immune system were genotyped. Allele...
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