Developing Potential Candidates of Preclinical Preeclampsia.
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SUBMITTER: Founds S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661881 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
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Developing Potential Candidates of Preclinical Preeclampsia.
Founds Sandra S Zeng Xuemei X Lykins David D Roberts James M JM
International journal of molecular sciences 20151113 11
The potential for developing molecules of interest in preclinical preeclampsia from candidate genes that were discovered on gene expression microarray analysis has been challenged by limited access to additional first trimester trophoblast and decidual tissues. The question of whether these candidates encode secreted proteins that may be detected in maternal circulation early in pregnancy has been investigated using various proteomic methods. Pilot studies utilizing mass spectrometry based prote ...[more]
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