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Intergenotypic variation of endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory markers in eclampsia.
Hypertension in pregnancy - 1 Jan 2013
Sharma Deepika, Trivedi Shubha Sagar, Bhattacharjee Jayashree
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BACKGROUND: Cytokine imbalance and endothelial dysfunction are suggested to have a pivotal role in eclampsia. Pathophysiological processes are influenced by genetic factors and nitric oxide (NO) synthases seem to play important roles, although their role is still unclear. Endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphism may affect cytokine production. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that...
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