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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: How and Why Do Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms Overproduce Human Chorionic Gonadotropin?

  AUTHORS: C. V. Rao

  KEYWORDS: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, hCG Receptors, Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms, hCG Biosynthesis, Choriocarcinoma Cells

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.5 No.1, December 25, 2014

  ABSTRACT: From the published data, the present mini-review attempts to answer two fundamental questions about the gestational trophoblastic neoplasms. In addition, it extrapolates the findings to other cancers that produce small amounts of hCG and how a novel therapies could be developed.