Genetic analysis of the angiotensinogen gene in pre-eclampsia: Study of German women and review of the literature

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-208

  Knyrim, Elke ^a   Muetze, Sabine ^a,c   Eggermann, Thomas ^a   Rudnik Schoeneborn, Sabine ^a   Lindt, Ria ^a   Ortlepp, Jan R ^b   Rath, Werner ^a   Zerres, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Hospital Seesen   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AGT; Angiotensinogen gene; Genetics; Mutation; Polymorphism; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DNA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47549096115     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000146084     Document Type: Article

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