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Microarray screening for novel preeclampsia biomarker candidates

Lapaire, O. and Grill, S. and Lalevee, S. and Kolla, V. and Hosli, I. and Hahn, S.. (2012) Microarray screening for novel preeclampsia biomarker candidates. Fetal diagnosis and therapy, 31 (3). pp. 147-153.

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INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to identify novel biomarker candidates for the near-term prediction of preeclampsia in a homogenous collective. In this study, we screened at the genome-wide level for gene expression in placental villous tissue from patients with severe preeclampsia in comparison to normal healthy pregnancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Total RNA was extracted from placental villous tissue from 9 preeclamptic patients and 7 normotensive controls after scheduled cesarean sections. After sample pooling, gene expression analysis was performed using six Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST arrays, followed by quantitative RT-PCR and validation of selected markers in the serum of patients at the protein level. RESULTS: In total, 896 significantly differentially expressed genes were identified (p >/= 0.05). After restricting these to molecules present in the circulation, 9 upregulated and 5 downregulated genes were selected. Four of them (beta-hCG, HTRA4, LHB1, all upregulated; and NOX4, downregulated) were validated by quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Finally, the maternal plasma protein levels of 2 of these genes (LHB and beta-hCG) were confirmed to be significantly different between preeclampsia cases and controls. DISCUSSION: We identified 14 potential new biomarker candidates for preeclampsia and validated 4 of them by quantitative RT-PCR and 2 of them with subsequent serum protein analyses. Further studies will assess the optimal marker combination for the imminent prediction of impending preeclampsia.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Prenatal Medicine (Hahn)
UniBasel Contributors:Hahn, Sinuhe
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Karger
ISSN:1015-3837
e-ISSN:1421-9964
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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