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Maternal tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 gene variants associated with pre-eclampsia in Tunisian women.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 1 Aug 2013
Said Lamia, Faleh Raja, Smida Samia, Laajili Hayet, Sakouhi Mohamed, Bel Hadj Jrad Besma
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AIM: The tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) is expressed in placental tissue and it is involved in immune responses, inflammation, angiogenesis and blood pressure regulation; which makes it an attractive pre-eclampsia (PE) candidate gene. Furthermore, TNFR2 expression is altered in the first trimester in placentas of women who are destined to develop PE. Therefore, we examined the association between...
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