Genetic predisposition to pre-eclampsia: Polymorphism of genes involved in regulation of endothelial functions

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 19-26

  Mozgovaia, E V ^b   Malysheva, O V ^b   Ivashchenko, T E ^b   Baranov, Vladislav S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Combined PE (cPE); Endothelial dysfunction; Gene polymorphism; Pre eclampsia (PE); Pure PE (pPE)

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENESIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0242666408     PISSN: 13110160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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