A lesson for cancer research : placental microarray gene analysis in preeclampsia [PDF]
, 2012 Tumor progression and pregnancy share many common features, such as immune tolerance and invasion. The invasion of trophoblasts in the placenta into the uterine wall is essential for fetal development, and is thus precisely regulated.
Louwen, Frank +4 more
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Serum 8-isoprostane increased in pre-eclampsia [PDF]
Universa Medicina, 2012 Background The main causes of maternal mortality in Indonesia are pre-eclampsia, hemorrhage, and infection. Oxidative stress has a primary role in pre-eclampsia and one of its parameters is 8-isoprostane serum level.
Besari Adi Pramono, Herman Kristanto
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The association of serum levels of folic acid and homocysteine in pregnant women with Pre-Eclampsia [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction: Pre-eclampsia is one of the main cause of death in pregnant mothers and their babies, but its cause is still unknown. Studies have shown that increased maternal homocysteine in the blood is associated with various diseases such as pre ...
Amiri, Naser. +5 more
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Arterial stiffness in pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia [PDF]
, 2009 Aims of the study: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is characterized by an altered maternal cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy and increased cardiovascular risk later on in life.
Kaihura, Christine Tita
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Adverse Effects of Trichothiodystrophy DNA Repair and Transcription Gene Abnormalities on Human Fetal Development [PDF]
, 2009 The effects of DNA repair and transcription genes in human prenatal life have never been studied. Trichothiodystrophy (TTD) is a rare (affected frequency of 10^-6^) recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes involved in the nucleotide excision ...
Amiran Dzutsev +4 more
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, 2017 How does a mother supply a key building block of the brain required for neurodevelopment to her fetus in pregnancy? The critical requirement of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for fetal brain development, and the poor efficiency of its synthesis in humans, is
Freeman, Dilys J., Meyer, Barbara J.
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Longitudinal determination of serum placental protein 13 during development of preeclampsia [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: To determine maternal serum placental protein 13 (PP13) in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia. Methods: A prospective, longitudinal study with 41 normal pregnant women, 18 cases with preterm delivery or cervix insufficiency and 4 with ...
Bartz, Clemens +5 more
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Risk Factors of Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia and Its Adverse Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Families
Khyber Medical University Journal, 2016 Objective: to identify the socio-demographic and other risk factors associated with pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and its adverse outcomes in low- and middle-income pregnant females.
Asmat Shaheen +3 more
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Metformin for prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in women with gestational diabetes or obesity: systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials [PDF]
, 2018 Objective Metformin has been reported to reduce the risk of pre‐eclampsia. It is also known to influence soluble fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 level, which correlates significantly with the gestational age at onset and severity of pre‐eclampsia.
Abdi, A +4 more
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Blood pressure self-monitoring in pregnancy: examining feasibility in a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Raised blood pressure (BP) affects approximately 10% of pregnancies worldwide, and a high proportion of affected women develop pre-eclampsia.
Alexander M. Pirie +49 more
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