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Maternal Serum Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 (FABP4) and the Development of Preeclampsia
Author(s) -
Christina Scifres,
Janet M. Catov,
Hyagriv N. Simhan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2276
Subject(s) - preeclampsia , medicine , gestation , dyslipidemia , insulin resistance , odds ratio , endocrinology , pregnancy , gestational age , obstetrics , body mass index , blood pressure , fatty acid binding protein , obesity , biology , genetics , biochemistry , gene
Serum fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) is associated with components of the metabolic syndrome in nonpregnant individuals, including dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. Preeclampsia shares many features with the metabolic syndrome, but the relationship between early pregnancy serum FABP4 levels and the development of preeclampsia is unknown.

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