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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α gene polymorphisms in early and late onset preeclampsia in Sinhalese women.
Placenta - 1 Jul 2014
Andraweera P H, Dekker G A, Thompson S D, Dissanayake V H W, Jayasekara R W, Roberts C T
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INTRODUCTION: Early (EPE) and late (LPE) onset preeclampsia are increasingly being recognized as two distinct disorders. Placental vascular defects are more common in EPE. Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1α (HIF1α) regulates the expression of many angiogenic growth factors in the placenta. We studied the association of two polymorphisms in the HIF1α gene (rs11549465 and rs10873142) with EPE and LPE. METHODS: 175...
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