Maternal TLR4 and NOD2 gene variants, pro-inflammatory phenotype and susceptibility to early-onset preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Altered maternal inflammatory responses play a role in the development of preeclampsia and the hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome. We examined whether allelic variants of the innate immune receptors Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and nucleotide-binding olig...

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Main Authors: Bas B van Rijn, Arie Franx, Eric A P Steegers, Christianne J M de Groot, Rogier M Bertina, Gerard Pasterkamp, Hieronymus A M Voorbij, Hein W Bruinse, Mark Roest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2270909?pdf=render