Genetic effects on the liability of developing pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 256-260

  Ros, Helena Salonen ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a   Lipworth, Loren ^a,b   Cnattingius, Sven ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Gestational hypertension; Heritability; Pre eclampsia; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0034709264     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000410)91:4<256::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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