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A tag SNP in syncytin-2 3-UTR significantly correlates with the risk of severe preeclampsia.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Aug 2018
Hua Ying, Wang Jing, Yuan Dong-Lan, Qi Yaozhi, Tang Zuoqing, Zhu Xueqiong, Jiang Shi-Wen
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BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia is a disease that frequently complicates pregnancy and poses a serious threat to maternal and fetal health. The causes and pathogenic mechanisms of preeclampsia are poorly defined. Genetic predisposition could be an important etiological factor. Previous studies have demonstrated that syncytin-1 and syncytin-2, encoded by the genes ERVWE1 and ERVFRDE-1, are involved in the pathogenesis of...
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