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Association between maternal micronutrient status, oxidative stress, and common genetic variants in antioxidant enzymes at 15 weeks׳ gestation in nulliparous women who subsequently develop preeclampsia.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Jan 2015
Mistry Hiten D, Gill Carolyn A, Kurlak Lesia O, Seed Paul T, Hesketh John E, Méplan Catherine, Schomburg Lutz, Chappell Lucy C, Morgan Linda, Poston Lucilla
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Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific condition affecting 2-7% of women and a leading cause of perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Deficiencies of specific micronutrient antioxidant activities associated with copper, selenium, zinc, and manganese have previously been linked to preeclam...
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