Preeclampsia risk and angiotensinogen polymorphisms M235T and AGT -217 in African American and Caucasian women

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 696-701

  Jenkins, Laura D ^a,b   Powers, Robert W ^a,b   Cooper, Mary ^a   Gallaher, Marcia J ^a   Markovic, Nina ^a,c   Ferrell, Robert ^c   Ness, Roberta B ^a,c   Roberts, James M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen polymorphisms; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52449096367     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108316984     Document Type: Article

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