Article
Association of the apolipoprotein E variants with susceptibility to pregnancy with preeclampsia.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2013
Jamalzei Behzad, Fallah Soudabeh, Kashanian Maryam, Seifi Morteza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism plays a significant role in the development of several diseases, but its role in the preeclampsia disease incidence is not clear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the susceptibility of some pregnant women to preeclampsia. METHODS: In a comparative cross-sectional study, the ApoE polymorphism genotypes were investigated in 100 patients with...
Topics
- Analysis of Variance
- Apolipoproteins E
- Case-Control Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lipoproteins, HDL
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Pregnancy
