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Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a disease of pregnancy that occurs after the 20th week of gestation. It is characterized by hypertension and proteinuria and it can develop into a life threatening eclampsia. The cause sometimes can be found in hereditary factors and complement dysregulation.

Systematic

Hypertension
ACE
ACE2
AGT
Benign hyperproreninemia
Monogenic hypertension
Preeclampsia
APOL1
Preeclampsia 1
Preeclampsia 2
Preeclampsia 3
Preeclampsia 4
STOX1
Preeclampsia 5
CORIN
Salt-sensitive essential hypertension
VEGFC

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