Clue to early pre-eclampsia test - BBC Health News 11th May 2008

Researchers have discovered a gene which may be linked with pre-eclampsia in some women - raising hopes of a diagnostic test and early treatment. Mice, genetically-engineered to be deficient in an enzyme called COMT, were found to develop pre-eclampsia. Writing in Nature, the US researchers said low levels of COMT are also seen in pregnant women with the condition - which is dangerous for mother and baby.

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