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Selected Genetic Polymorphisms and their Association with Pre-Eclampsia: A Meta-Analysis and Power Analysis

EABR. Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research
Volume 26 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Sharon Benita Stephen,  Rozario Cyril,  Dapkupar Wankhar,  M.K Anbumozhi,  M. Muthuselvi and  Gowtham Kumar Subbaraj  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eabr-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2956-2090 | Journal ISSN: 2956-0454
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Language: English
Page range: 399 - 415
Submitted on: Jul 31, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 15, 2025
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Published on: Feb 25, 2026
Published by: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Pre-eclampsia,
Gene Polymorphism,
IL1A,
IFN-γ,
STOX1,
PPAR-γ
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other

© 2026 Sharon Benita Stephen, Rozario Cyril, Dapkupar Wankhar, M.K Anbumozhi, M. Muthuselvi, Gowtham Kumar Subbaraj, published by University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences
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