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RESULTS: p21WAF1\/CIP1 immunoreactivity was found predominantly in the nuclei of the syncytiotrophoblasts. p21WAF1\/CIP1 protein expression correlated with gestational age in normal placentas (p = 0.0001) but not in hydatidiform moles (p = 0.89). Complete hydatidiform moles and choriocarcinomas had a significantly higher p21WAF1\/CIP1 expression compared with normal placentas and partial hydatidiform moles (p &lt; 0.001); there was no difference between placentas and partial hydatidiform moles. No correlation between p21WAF1\/CIP1 expression and either the proliferation (Ki67) index (p = 0.34) or p53 protein accumulation (p = 0.68) was demonstrated. There was no significant difference (p &gt; 0.05) in p21WAF1\/CIP1 expression between the 17 patients who developed persistent gestational trophoblastic disease and those who did not. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that p21WAF1\/CIP1 expression in trophoblastic disease may be induced by a p53 independent pathway. 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