An essay of reflection: Why does preeclampsia exist in humans, and why are there such huge geographical epidemiological differences?

This paper will try to recall the four main objectives of the workshop 2014 in Reunion island: A) Reflection on Preeclampsia (PE) in the light of Evolution: why preeclampsia has emerged in humans (and not in other mammals)? B) Epidemiology: emerging at the end of the 1990's and reaching a large consensus around 2005-2006, there are two different kinds of PE roughly on both sides of the 34th week of gestation: early onset and late onset PE. Our reflections will show that there are indeed major geographical differences concerning early onset PE and late onset PE in the world.

Source: Journal of Reproductive Immunology - July 10, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Pierre-Yves Robillard, Gustaaf Dekker, Silvia Iacobelli, Gérard Chaouat Source Type: research