How does preeclampsia affect neonates? Highlights in the disease’s immunity

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INTRODUCTION: Preeclampsia (PE) is the primary obstetrical cause in one of the four perinatal deaths. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of preeclampsia is not fully known, a proinflammatory immune state prevails and can disrupt fetal hematopoiesis. Some of the effects on the newborn include neonatal thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, a reduction in T regulatory cells, and an increased cytotoxic natural killer...

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