| Literature DB >> 20362331 |
Yi Sun1, Dong-Yun Ouyang, Wei Pang, Yuan-Quan Tu, Yu-Ye Li, Xiao-Mei Shen, Siu-Cheung Tam, Hong-Ying Yang, Yong-Tang Zheng.
Abstract
Syncytin is a placenta-specific protein and generally believed to play a pivotal role in syncytiotrophoblast morphogenesis. In this study, transcripts of this gene were quantified by real-time RT-PCR and the translated products were measured by an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Results showed that syncytin was found to be expressed in all nine leukemia and lymphoma cell lines studied albeit at different levels and in 43 peripheral blood samples of 57 leukemia or lymphoma patients. Neither the transcripts nor the translated syncytin was detected in blood samples of normal individuals. In conclusion, peripheral blood syncytin may serve as a marker for leukemia and lymphoma. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20362331 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.03.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leuk Res ISSN: 0145-2126 Impact factor: 3.156