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Association of vascular endothelial growth factor +936 C/T single-nucleotide polymorphism with pregnancies complicated by small-for-gestational-age babies.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine - 1 Dec 2011
Andraweera Prabha H, Dekker Gustaaf A, Thompson Steven D, Nowak Rachael C, Zhang Jamie V, McCowan Lesley M E, North Robyn A, Roberts Claire T
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OBJECTIVES: To examine whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VEGFA (-2578 C/A and +936 C/T) associate with small-for-gestational-age (SGA) pregnancies and to identify their effects on first-trimester placental VEGFA expression. DESIGN: Multicenter prospective cohort study. SETTINGS: Adelaide, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 3234 nulliparous pregnant women, their...
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