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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-634G/C polymorphism was associated with severe pre-eclampsia and lower serum VEGF level.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 1 Dec 2015
Salimi Saeedeh, Yaghmaei Minoo, Tabatabaei Ehsan, Mokhtari Mojgan, Naghavi Anoosh
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AIM: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an angiogenic factor whose production is increased in pre-eclampsia (PE). Therefore, the present study was conducted aiming at assessing the possible association of VEGF polymorphisms with PE susceptibility in the southeast of Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Overall, 192 PE women and 186 unrelated age-matched normotensive pregnant women were genotyped for the...
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