Short telomeres may play a role in placental dysfunction in preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381.e1-381.e7

  Biron Shental, Tal ^a,c   Sukenik Halevy, Rivka ^a,c   Sharon, Yudith ^a,b   Goldberg Bittman, Lilach ^a,b   Kidron, Dvora ^a,c   Fejgin, Moshe D ^a,c   Amiel, Aliza ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

aggregates; human telomerase reverse transcriptase; intrauterine growth restriction; preeclampsia; telomeres

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TELOMERE; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 77949904066     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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