Key to pre-eclampsia may be found in misfolded proteins in the urine
Friday, January 30, 2009 - 18:14
in Health & Medicine
Clues to the cause of preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertension complication of pregnancy that has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades, point to proteins that misfold and aggregate, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers.
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