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Potential driver of severe early-onset preeclampsia identified

Severe early-onset preeclampsia has confounded doctors for more than 2,000 years. It can strike as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy, sending blood pressure soaring and putting both the mother and baby at risk.

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Severe early-onset preeclampsia has confounded doctors for more than 2,000 years. It can strike as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy, sending blood pressure soaring and putting both the mother and baby at risk. A Wright State University team led by pregnancy researcher Thomas L. Brown, Ph.D., may have identified a key piece of the puzzle—and a possible way to treat it without medication.

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