Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 393.e1-393.e3 , July 2009

Hyperreactio luteinalis with both markedly elevated human chorionic gonadotropin levels and an imbalance of angiogenic factors subsequently developed severe early-onset preeclampsia

Received 25 February 2009 ,Revised 30 March 2009 ,Accepted 1 April 2009.

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 H.M. has nothing to disclose. Y.T. has nothing to disclose. M.M. has nothing to disclose. Y.H. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported in part by research grants (17591739) from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan.

PII: S0015-0282(09)00828-0

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.002

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 393.e1-393.e3 , July 2009

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