Angiogenic Factors and Renal Disease in Pregnancy

Background. Preeclampsia is difficult to diagnose in patients with underlying renal disease and proteinuria. Prior studies show that there is an angiogenic factor imbalance with elevated levels of antiangiogenic proteins soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) and soluble endoglin (sEng) and redu...

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Main Authors: Julie S. Rhee, Brett C. Young, Sarosh Rana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/281391