Parent-offspring conflict and the persistence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in modern humans.

Preeclampsia is a major cause of perinatal mortality and disease affecting 5-10% of all pregnancies worldwide, but its etiology remains poorly understood despite considerable research effort. Parent-offspring conflict theory suggests that such hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may have evolved thr...

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Main Authors: Birgitte Hollegaard, Sean G Byars, Jacob Lykke, Jacobus J Boomsma
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/10df0e8f11d74132a8e999bcb0302662
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