Article
A molecular variant of angiotensinogen associated with preeclampsia.
Nature genetics - 1 May 1993
Ward K, Hata A, Jeunemaitre X, Helin C, Nelson L, Namikawa C, Farrington P F, Ogasawara M, Suzumori K, Tomoda S
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is a heterogeneous disorder which complicates 5-7% of all pregnancies and remains a leading cause of maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Severe preeclampsia is the most distinctive and life-threatening form; a multi-system disorder more commo...
Topics
- Angiotensinogen
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Parity
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
- Renin-Angiotensin System
- White People
