Article
Associations of polygenic risk scores for preeclampsia and blood pressure with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 2023
Nurkkala Jouko, Kauko Anni, FinnGen, Laivuori Hannele, Saarela Tanja, Tyrmi Jaakko S, Vaura Felix, Cheng Susan, Bello Natalie A, Aittokallio Jenni, Niiranen Teemu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Preexisting hypertension increases risk for preeclampsia. We examined whether a generic blood pressure polygenic risk score (BP-PRS), compared with a preeclampsia-specific polygenic risk score (PE-PRS), could better predict hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. METHODS: Our study sample included 141 298 genotyped FinnGen study participants with at least one childbirth and followed from 1969 to 2021. We...
Topics
- Pregnancy
- Female
- Humans
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
- Blood Pressure
- Risk Factors
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
