Article
The potential impact of the fetal genotype on maternal blood pressure during pregnancy.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Aug 2014
Petry Clive J, Beardsall Kathryn, Dunger David B
Abstract excerpt
The heritability of pregnancy-induced hypertension (encompassing both gestational hypertension and preeclampsia) is around 0.47, suggesting that there is a genetic component to its development. However, the maternal genetic risk variants discovered so far only account for a small proportion of the heritability. Other genetic variants that may affect maternal blood pressure in pregnancy arise from the fetal...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
