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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2021

Circulating Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Is Increased Preceding Preeclampsia Diagnosis: Implications as a Disease Biomarker.

Tess Cruickshank, Teresa M MacDonald, Susan P Walker, Emerson Keenan, Kirsten Dane, Anna Middleton, Valerie Kyritsis, Jenny Myers, Catherine Cluver, Roxanne Hastie and 10 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Endothelial Dysfunction in Preeclampsia: Focus on the Uteroplacental Circulation.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026
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  5. Subtype specific immune-metabolic reprogramming in preeclampsia revealed by multiomics and serum biomarkers.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026
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  6. Cardiovascular biomarkers and preeclampsia: A narrative review.European journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  8. The Role of Angiogenetic Factors in Preeclampsia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. Biomarkers for Early Prediction and Management of Preeclampsia: A Comprehensive Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Tess CruickshankTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Teresa M MacDonaldThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mercy Hospital for WomenUniversity of Melbourne Australia.
Susan P WalkerThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mercy Hospital for WomenUniversity of Melbourne Australia.
Emerson KeenanThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mercy Hospital for WomenUniversity of Melbourne Australia.
Kirsten DaneMercy Perinatal Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Anna MiddletonThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mercy Hospital for WomenUniversity of Melbourne Australia.
Valerie KyritsisMercy Perinatal Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Jenny MyersSt Mary's Hospital Manchester Academic Health Science CentreUniversity of Manchester United Kingdom.
Catherine CluverTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Roxanne HastieTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Lina BergmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Tygerberg Hospital Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa.
Damanpreet GarchaTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Ping CannonTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Elizabeth MurrayTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Tuong-Vi NguyenTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Richard HiscockThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mercy Hospital for WomenUniversity of Melbourne Australia.
Natasha PritchardTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Natalie J HannanTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Stephen TongTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-LinoTranslational Obstetrics Group Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Victoria Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AUMercy Hospital for Women · AUManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBStellenbosch University · ZAUppsala University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background We investigated the biomarker potential of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), a stress response protein highly expressed in placenta, to predict preeclampsia. Methods and Results In 2 prospective cohorts (cohort 1: 960 controls, 39 women who developed preeclampsia; cohort 2: 950 controls, 41 developed preeclampsia), plasma concentrations of GDF-15 at 36 weeks' gestation were significantly increased among those who developed preeclampsia (

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AustraliaBiomarkersBlood PressureCase-Control StudiesEnglandFemaleGrowth Differentiation Factor 15HumansMembrane ProteinsPlacentaPredictive Value of TestsPre-EclampsiaPregnancyReproducibility of ResultsSouth AfricaUp-RegulationBiomarkersFLT1 protein, humanGDF15 protein, humanGrowth Differentiation Factor 15Membrane ProteinsPIGF protein, humanVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1biomarkerplacental growth factorpreeclampsiapregnancy

Identifiers

PMID34387117
PMCPMC8475051
OpenAlexW3191948972

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