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Objective: To uncover new clue for the research of the etiology of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) by testing the gene expression difference between preeclamptic placentas and normal ones. Methods: mRNA level of 4 PIH placentas were examined using 4000 feature cDNA microarray in comparison with the pooled control consisting of total RNA from 4 cases of PIH placentas after the control cDNA and experimental cDNA were labeled by cy3 and cy5 respectively. Results: Fifty-eight to 131 genes were found down or up-regulated in 4 runs of hybridization. Among the differentially expressed genes, 22 genes, including genes encoding secreted protein ADRP, CYR61, EPI and HIF2, had the concordance in at least 2 cases were up-regulated or down-regulated. Conclusion: cDNA microarray is a high throughput and time-saving method to monitor the altered gene expression and the result could provide interesting clue and strategy for the etiological research of PIH.