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A unique microvascular phenotype shared by juvenile hemangiomas and human placenta.
Archives of dermatology - 1 May 2001
North P E, Waner M, Mizeracki A, Mrak R E, Nicholas R, Kincannon J, Suen J Y, Mihm M C
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BACKGROUND: Juvenile hemangiomas are common, benign tumors, distinctive for their perinatal presentation, rapid growth during the first year of life, and subsequent involution. We recently reported that endothelia of hemangiomas highly express GLUT1, a glucose transporter normally restricted to endothelia with blood-tissue barrier function, as in brain and placenta. OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible further...
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