International Journal of Molecular Sciences Article A Data-Driven Review of the Genetic Factors of Pregnancy Complications Yury A. Barbitoff 1,2,3,† , Alexander A. Tsarev 1,4,†, Elena S. Vashukova 3, Evgeniia M. Maksiutenko 2,5, Liudmila V. Kovalenko 6 and Larisa D. Belotserkovtseva 7 and Andrey S. Glotov 3,8,* 1 Bioinformatics Institute, 197342 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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[email protected] † These authors contributed equally to this work. Received: 18 April 2020; Accepted: 6 May 2020; Published: 11 May 2020 Abstract: Over the recent years, many advances have been made in the research of the genetic factors of pregnancy complications. In this work, we use publicly available data repositories, such as the National Human Genome Research Institute GWAS Catalog, HuGE Navigator, and the UK Biobank genetic and phenotypic dataset to gain insights into molecular pathways and individual genes behind a set of pregnancy-related traits, including the most studied ones—preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and placental abruption.