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Genetic association of the NQO1 rs1800566 (609C>T) variant with risk of preeclampsia in the Chinese Han population.
Pregnancy hypertension - 1 Oct 2017
Zhao Liping, Liu Jingjing, Tan Ping, Zhang Wenke, Gao Qun, Li Xueying, Lin Yan, Dong Qian, Wang Haiyan, Liu Shiguo
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The NQO1 gene, located on chromosome 16q22, encodes NAD(P)H dehydrogenase 1, an enzyme that can reduce the production of reactive oxygen species and thereby protect cells from oxidative damage. A functional variant of NQO1, rs1800566 (c.C609T/p.Pro187Ser), has significantly less enzymatic activity. Oxidative imbalance plays an important role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE). The purpose of our study...
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