Placenta-Specific Protein 1: A Potential Key to Many Oncofetal-Placental OB/GYN Research Questions

• Main Authors: Eric J. Devor (Author), Henry D. Reyes (Author), Donna A. Santillan (Author), Mark K. Santillan (Author), Chinenye Onukwugha (Author), Michael J. Goodheart (Author), Kimberly K. Leslie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Placenta-specific protein 1 (PLAC1) is a secreted protein found in trophoblasts. Several reports implicate a central role for PLAC1 in establishment and maintenance of the placenta. In addition to placentae PLAC1 is expressed in a variety of solids including breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancers....