Maternal serum dyslipidemia occurs early in pregnancy in women with mild but not severe preeclampsia

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.037 Byline: Arthur M. Baker (a), Richard L. Klein (b), Kevin L. Moss (c), Sina Haeri (a), Kim Boggess (a) Keywords: preeclampsia; pregnancy; serum lipids Abstract: We sought to determine whether serum lipids at midgestation differ between normotensive women and women developing mild and severe preeclampsia. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (b) Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, and Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC (c) School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Article History: Received 5 February 2009; Revised 21 April 2009; Accepted 20 May 2009 Article Note: (footnote) Cite this article as: Baker AM, Klein RL, Moss KL, et al. Maternal serum dyslipidemia occurs early in pregnancy in women with mild but not severe preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:293.e1-4. , This study was supported by a Grant from the University of North Carolina Medical Alumni Endowment Fund (A.M.B.) and funding from a Department of Veterans Affairs MERIT award (R.L.K.).