Circulating soluble endoglin levels in pregnant women in Cameroon and Malawi--associations with placental malaria and fetal growth restriction.

Circulating soluble endoglin levels in pregnant women in Cameroon and Malawi--associations with placental malaria and fetal growth restriction.

Placental infections with Plasmodium falciparum are associated with fetal growth restriction resulting in low birth weight (LBW). The mechanisms that mediate these effects have yet to be completely described; however, they are likely to involve inflammatory processes and dysregulation of angiogenesi...

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Main Authors: Karlee L Silver, Andrea L Conroy, Rose G F Leke, Robert J I Leke, Philomina Gwanmesia, Malcolm E Molyneux, Diane Wallace Taylor, Stephen J Rogerson, Kevin C Kain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3178568?pdf=render

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