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One of the first proteins synthesized by a conceptus is HCG. The receptor-binding beta-subunit of HCG (HCGbeta) is encoded by highly homologous CGB, CGB5, CGB7 and CGB8 genes. The function of two additional gene copies, CGB1 and CGB2, is still unknown. We aimed to compare the expression of individual CGB genes during normal pregnancy and in cases of recurrent miscarriage (RM) and ectopic pregnancy (EP).
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