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Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and susceptibility to pre-eclampsia in Iranian women: A case-control study.
Pregnancy hypertension - 1 Oct 2015
Khani Masood, Amani Davar, Taheripanah Robabeh, Sanadgol Nima, Feizollahzadeh Sadegh, Rahmani Zahra
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OBJECTIVES: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and proteinuria. Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) is an important replicated PE candidate gene, and few studies have evaluated the direct association of TGF-β polymorphisms and risk to PE. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between three SNPs of TGF-β1 and serum level of this cytokine in...
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