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Genetic predisposition to COVID-19 may increase the risk of hypertension disorders in pregnancy: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
Pregnancy hypertension - 1 Dec 2021
Tan Jiang-Shan, Liu Ning-Ning, Guo Ting-Ting, Hu Song, Hua Lu
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AIMS: The aim of this study was to apply the Mendelian randomization (MR) design to explore the potential causal association between COVID-19 and the risk of hypertension disorders in pregnancy. METHODS: Our primary genetic instrument comprised 8 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with COVID-19 at genome-wide significance. Data on the associations between the SNPs and the risk of hypertension...
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