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Genes play an important part in the development of the placenta during pregnancy. Better ways to see how abnormal genes act will help us learn more about what causes the amount of certain proteins to be higher than normal. Additionally, the abnormality of the genes is thought to occur in the early stages of development of the placenta.
Principal Investigator, Stanford University, recently reported successful progress in his efforts to better understand the role of certain placental proteins in the development of preeclampsia. His 2011 Vision Grant research project aimed to see how proteins act in the placenta during preeclampsia. In his model, protein expressions can be seen in all stages of pregnancy.  Therefore, this new model allows them to see how the genes act in the early stages of development.
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http://www.preeclampsia.org/component/lyftenbloggie/2012/09/30/152-vision-grant-researcher-reports-successful-methodology-to-study-placental-proteins#.UQ9ZvvUz3n4.gmail