Diagnostic tests to predict risk for life threatening pregnancy complications

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/519225

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The main complications of pregnancy, preeclampsia, preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction afflict 19% of first pregnancies and are life threatening to the mother or baby in 6% of pregnancies. Currently we have no way of knowing which women will suffer these diseases until symptoms manifest. We aim to develop genetic tests that can predict which women are at risk. This will permit earlier interventions that will improve the health of pregnant women and their babies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $682,824.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Public health nutrition

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Insulin-like growth factor-II | Intrauterine growth restriction | folate | genetic polymorphisms | homocysteine | hypertension | placenta | placental insufficiency | preeclampsia | pregnancy

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