High serum copper level is associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia in Asians: a meta-analysis

Epidemiological studies evaluating the association between serum copper and ratios of Cu/Zn ratios and the preeclampsia (PE) risk in Asian population have produced inconsistent results. Therefore we conducted a meta-analysis to summarize the relationships. We hypothesize that higher serum copper and ratios of Cu/Zn may increase the PE risk. A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP (Database of Chinese Scientific and Technical Periodicals) and Wangfang databases for relevant studies up to November 2016.
Source: Nutrition Research - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research