| SELENOS | selenoprotein S |
| PIH | pregnancy induced hypertension |
| MR | Mendelian randomization |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| IVW | inverse-variance weighted |
| PEH | pre-existing hypertension |
| GH | gestational hypertension |
| PE | Preeclampsia |
| OR | odds ratio |
| CI | confidence interval |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| SELENOP | selenoprotein P |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| MoBa | Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study |
| IVs | instrumental variables |
| MR-RAPS | Mendelian Randomization Robust Adjusted Profile Scoring |
| MR-PRESSO | Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy RESidual Sum and Outlier |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| SNPs | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| LD | linkage disequilibrium |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| sFlt-1 | soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ERAD | ER-associated degradation |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |