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Cytokine-polymorphisms associated with Preeclampsia: A review.
Medicine - 30 Sept 2022
Mora-Palazuelos Carlos, Bermúdez Mercedes, Aguilar-Medina Maribel, Ramos-Payan Rosalío, Ayala-Ham Alfredo, Romero-Quintana Jose Geovanni
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BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia (PE) is a syndromic disorder that affects 2% to 8% of pregnancies and is diagnosed principally when hypertension appears in the second-d half of pregnancy. WHO estimates the incidence of PE to be seven times higher in developing countries than in developed countries. Severe preeclampsia/eclampsia is one of the most important causes of maternal mortality, associated with 50,000 to 100,000...
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