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. 2020 Sep 23;22:542–556. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2020.09.019

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Proposed Roles of miR-18a in Placenta Development and Preeclampsia

In preeclamptic placenta, an increase in TGF-β expression and a decrease in miR-18a expression will cause overactivation of Smad2(FL), leading to insufficient invasion of trophoblast cells.