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The common variant rs11646213 is associated with preeclampsia in Han Chinese women.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wan Ji-peng, Zhao Han, Li Tao, Li Chang-zhong, Wang Xie-tong, Chen Zi-Jiang
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BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia, characterized by hypertension and proteinuria, is a multifactorial disease caused by complex interactions between environmental and genetic factors. A recent genome-wide association study of blood pressure reported an association between hypertension and rs11646213. This study evaluated the association between preeclampsia and rs11646213. METHODS: A total of 454 cases and 460 controls...
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