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Maternal serum perlecan levels in women with preeclampsia.
Hypertension in pregnancy - 1 Feb 2020
Akbas Murat, Koyuncu Faik Mumtaz, Artunc-Ulkumen Burcu, Taneli Fatma, Ozdemir Habib
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Objective: Perlecan is an extracellular matrix proteoglycan suggested to maintain endothelial functions. We aimed to measure maternal serum perlecan levels in different preeclampsia phenotypes.Methods: This study included 50 women with preeclampsia and 30 healthy pregnant women.Results: Serum perlecan levels were significantly higher (p = 0.016) in preeclamptic women with severe features(n = 23) than preeclampsia...
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