Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 174-181 , November 2009

Re-evaluation of the role of STOX1 transcription factor in placental development and preeclampsia

  • Virginie Rigourd

      Affiliations

    • Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France
    • Inserm, U567, Paris, France
    • Institut de Puériculture de Paris, 26 Boulevard Brune, Paris, France
  • ,
  • Sonia Chelbi

      Affiliations

    • Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France
    • Inserm, U567, Paris, France
  • ,
  • Caroline Chauvet

      Affiliations

    • Inserm UMR-S747, Université Paris Descartes, Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères 45, Paris, France
    • Université Paris Descartes – Faculté de médecine, Site Necker CNRS UPR 9078 75730 Paris, France
  • ,
  • Régis Rebourcet

      Affiliations

    • Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France
    • Inserm, U567, Paris, France
  • ,
  • Sandrine Barbaux

      Affiliations

    • Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France
    • Inserm, U567, Paris, France
  • ,
  • Bettina Bessières

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Puériculture de Paris, 26 Boulevard Brune, Paris, France
  • ,
  • Françoise Mondon

      Affiliations

    • Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France
    • Inserm, U567, Paris, France
  • ,
  • Thérèse-Marie Mignot

      Affiliations

    • Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France
    • Inserm, U567, Paris, France
  • ,
  • Jean-Louis Danan

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris Descartes – Faculté de médecine, Site Necker CNRS UPR 9078 75730 Paris, France
  • ,
  • Daniel Vaiman

      Affiliations

    • Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France
    • Inserm, U567, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Equipe 21, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France.

Received 23 December 2008 ,Revised 31 March 2009 ,Accepted 1 May 2009.

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PII: S0165-0378(09)00096-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.05.001

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 174-181 , November 2009