News Summary

• Preeclampsia is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that affects roughly one in ten pregnancies worldwide and, in the United States alone, around 5-8% of pregnancies.
• The condition can lead to severe, long term health consequences for mothers and their babies.
• After years of research, a team led by Johann Gudjonsson, M.D.
• and Olesya Plazyo, Ph.D., together with a large multidisciplinary group of scientists, has identified a key molecular driver of the condition.