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Glypican-3 (GPC3) expression in human placenta: localization to the differentiated syncytiotrophoblast.
1 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
The expression of glypican-3 (GPC3), a heparan-sulfate proteoglycan associated with the Simpson-Golabi-Behmel fetal overgrowth syndrome, was studied in normal human placental tissue and cell lines derived from human placentae. Cytotrophoblasts derived from term placentae expressed GPC3 mRNA at low levels in culture. GPC3 mRNA expression increased markedly during trophoblast differentiation. By contrast,...
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