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Original Article

Polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (C677T and A1298C) in the placenta of pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia

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Pages 569-572 | Received 01 Feb 2015, Accepted 15 Mar 2015, Published online: 02 Jun 2015

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