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APOLIPOPROTEIN E POLYMORPHISM IN SOUTH AFRICAN ZULU WOMEN WITH PREECLAMPSIA

Aggrey B. Chikosi MRC/UN Pregnancy Hypertension Research Unit and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa
, M.B.Ch.B.,
Jagidesa Moodley MRC/UN Pregnancy Hypertension Research Unit and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa
, M.D.,
J. Moodley Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Natal Medical School, Private Bag 7, Congella, 4013, South Africa
,
Rosemary J. Pegoraro Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa
, Ph.D.,
Pamela A. Lanning Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa
, N.H.D.Med.Tech. &
Lee Rom Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa
, Dip. Clin. Path.
Pages 309-314 | Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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