Placental expression of ENG, VEGF, and FLT: Gender-specific associations with maternal vitamin B12 status

Adequate vitamin B12 is a requisite during pregnancy and its deficiency is linked with increased risk for adverse outcomes, likely mediated by impaired placental angiogenesis. Thus, we aimed to test associations of maternal vitamin B12 status with the placental expression of angiogenesis-associated genes ENG, VEGF, and FLT. In this retrospective case-control study, placental and maternal trimester 1 blood samples (n = 104) were collected from...