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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2020

Up-regulated cytotrophoblast DOCK4 contributes to over-invasion in placenta accreta spectrum.

Leah McNally, Yan Zhou, Joshua F Robinson, Guangfeng Zhao, Lee-May Chen, Hao Chen, M Yvonne Kim, Mirhan Kapidzic, Matthew Gormley, Roberta Hannibal and 1 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leah McNallyDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94158.
Yan ZhouCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143.
Joshua F RobinsonCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143.
Guangfeng ZhaoCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143.ORCID 0000-0003-4604-6971
Lee-May ChenDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94158.
Hao ChenCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143.
M Yvonne KimCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143.
Mirhan KapidzicCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143.ORCID 0000-0001-9723-402X
Matthew GormleyCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143.
Roberta HannibalDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305.
Susan J FisherCenter for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA 94143; susan.fisher@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7745-4850
University of California, San Francisco · USStanford University · US

Funding

Dissecting gene dysregulation at the maternal-fetal interface in preeclampsiaR37HD076253 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FISHER, SUSAN J. · 2013 to 2022
$3.4M
NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD076253
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In humans, a subset of placental cytotrophoblasts (CTBs) invades the uterus and its vasculature, anchoring the pregnancy and ensuring adequate blood flow to the fetus. Appropriate depth is critical. Shallow invasion increases the risk of pregnancy complications, e.g., severe preeclampsia. Overly deep invasion, the hallmark of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), increases the risk of preterm delivery, hemorrhage, and death. Previously a rare condition, the incidence of PAS has increased to 1:731 pregnancies, likely due to the rise in uterine surgeries (e.g., Cesarean sections). CTBs track along scars deep into the myometrium and beyond. Here we compared the global gene expression patterns of CTBs from PAS cases to gestational age-matched control cells that invaded to the normal depth from preterm birth (PTB) deliveries. The messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding the guanine nucleotide exchange factor,

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationUp-RegulationFemaleGTPase-Activating ProteinsHumansMyometriumPlacentaPlacenta AccretaPre-EclampsiaPregnancyTranscriptomeTrophoblastsUterusDOCK4 protein, humanGTPase-Activating ProteinscytotrophoblastDOCK4placenta accreta spectrumtranscriptomics

Identifiers

PMID32576693
PMCPMC7355036
OpenAlexW3037504912

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