How and Why Do Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms Overproduce Human Chorionic Gonadotropin?
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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.
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