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.