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Haplotype-based, case-control study of myosin phosphatase target subunit 1 (PPP1R12A) gene and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Hypertension in pregnancy - 1 Feb 2021
Kono Ai, Shinya Kaori, Nakayama Tomohiro, Shikata Elisa, Yamamoto Tatsuo, Kawana Kei
Abstract excerpt
Objective: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are thought to be a multifactorial genetic disease. Myosin light chain phosphorylation, which is involved in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle contraction and relaxation and thus contributes to the maintenance of blood pressure, is related to HDP. The official symbol of the gene for the production of MYPT1 protein is PPP1R12A gene. Thus, we investigated...
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