Lower S-adenosylmethionine levels and DNA hypomethylation of placental growth factor (PlGF) in placental tissue of early-onset preeclampsia-complicated pregnancies.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The pathophysiology of preeclampsia is largely unknown. Serum placental induced growth factor (PlGF) levels are decreased during second trimester pregnancy. Aberrant DNA methylation is suggested to be involved in the etiology of preeclampsia (PE). We hypothesize that...

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Main Authors: Sandra G Heil, Emilie M Herzog, Pieter H Griffioen, Bertrand van Zelst, Sten P Willemsen, Yolanda B de Rijke, Regine P M Steegers-Theunissen, Eric A P Steegers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226969&type=printable
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