Expression of glypican 3 in placental site trophoblastic tumor
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Glypican-3 (GPC3) is a membrane-bound heparan sulfate proteoglycan that functions in embryonic cell growth and differentiation and is highly expressed in the placenta. GPC3 is mutated in Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, which is chara...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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Series: | Diagnostic Pathology |
Online Access: | http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/5/1/64 |