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Homeobox gene HLX1 expression is decreased in idiopathic human fetal growth restriction.

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a clinically significant pregnancy disorder in which the fetus fails to achieve its full growth potential in utero. Identifiable causes of FGR account for approximately 30% of cases, but the remainder are idiopathic and are frequently associated with placental malfunction. Previously, we isolated the homeobox gene HLX1 and provided evidence for a regulatory role in normal placental development. Here, we investigated whether placental HLX1 expression levels are changed in placentas from idiopathic FGR pregnancies. Real-time polymerase chain reaction quantitation showed reduced HLX1 mRNA levels with advancing gestation age (preterm control placentas, 27 to 35 weeks, 1.1 +/- 0.3, n = 13, versus term placentas 36 to 41 weeks, 0.74 +/- 0.02, n = 12, P < 0.005). FGR-affected placentas had significantly lower levels of HLX1 expression compared with gestation age-matched controls (0.36 +/- 0.07 versus 1.05 +/- 0.2, n = 25, P < 0.001). Immunoblotting with a rabbit polyclonal HLX1 antibody revealed reduced levels of HLX1 in FGR-affected placentas compared with controls (481.07 +/- 12.3 versus 2766.7 +/- 30.3, n = 10, P < 0.001). Immunohistochemistry showed a qualitative decrease in HLX1 immunoreactivity in FGR-affected term placentas compared with controls. This is the first demonstration that a homeobox transcriptional regulator shows altered expression in an important human placental disorder, suggesting that decreased HLX1 levels contribute to the abnormalities in placental developmental seen in idiopathic FGR.[1]

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  1. Homeobox gene HLX1 expression is decreased in idiopathic human fetal growth restriction. Murthi, P., Doherty, V., Said, J., Donath, S., Brennecke, S.P., Kalionis, B. Am. J. Pathol. (2006) [Pubmed]
 
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