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Neonates born to pre-eclamptic mothers have a higher percentage of natural killer cells (CD3 - /CD56+16+) in umbilical cord blood than those without pre-eclampsia

Emmanuel Bujold, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Roberto Romero, Marco Gervasi, Jimmy Espinoza, Luís F. Gonçalves, Susan Berman, Bo Hyun Yoon, Y M Kim

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · 2003 · 24 citations · 50 references

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Abstract

Pre-eclampsia is associated with a higher NK cell (CD3-/CD56+16+) subset of lymphocytes in umbilical cord blood than in the control group. This difference cannot be explained by fetal acidosis or the presence of labor.

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