Potential role for nectin-4 in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia: a molecular genetic study

• Main Authors: Mayuko Ito (Author), Haruki Nishizawa (Author), Makiko Tsutsumi (Author), Asuka Kato (Author), Yoshiko Sakabe (Author), Yoshiteru Noda (Author), Akiko Ohwaki (Author), Jun Miyazaki (Author), Takema Kato (Author), Kazuya Shiogama (Author), Takao Sekiya (Author), Hiroki Kurahashi (Author), Takuma Fujii (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nectins are cell adhesion molecules that play a pivotal role in adherens junctions and tight junctions. Our previous study using whole-genome oligonucleotide microarrays revealed that nectin-4 was upregulated in pre-eclamptic placentas. We investigated the role of nectin-4 in the...