Additional file 2 of No association of a Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) gene polymorphism with pre-eclampsia among pregnant women in Uganda
Q = 11.65, p = 0.39, I2 = 5.8%. a: 60% of the cases were African American, 40% were white Caucasian; b: 90% of the cases were Caucasian and 10% were non-Caucasian.
Data related to the scientific article "Preeclampsia does not share common risk alleles in 9p21 with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes". PMID: 27111527.
Background Emerging evidence showed that VEGF gene polymorphisms are involved in the regulation of VEGF protein expression, thus increasing an individual's susceptibility to preeclampsia (PE); but ind