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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep 12;2018(1):211-212.
doi: 10.1093/emph/eoy028. eCollection 2018.

Pre-eclampsia: Understanding clinical complexity

Arjen R Buschman  1 , Annelies Rep  2
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Case Reports

Pre-eclampsia: Understanding clinical complexity

Arjen R Buschman et al. Evol Med Public Health. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Model for development of PE. Evolutionary tradeoff between placental invasion and susceptibility for infection yields a vulnerable group at the low end of the spectrum of placental capacity. Superposed by dominant paternally-derived genes, placental capacity may be exceeded, causing PE
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