Abstract:Objective To investigate the expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase(hTERT)in gestational tro-phoblastic diseases and its clinical In29gestational tropholbastic tumors(GTT),18hydatidiform moles and20normal early embryonic villi,the expression of hTERT was studied by using immunocytochemical staining and image analysis The hTERTwas localized in cytoplasm,and its average grey level ±,±± GTT,hydatidiform moles and early embryonic villi expression of hTERT was significantly higher in GTTthan in hydatidiform moles and early embryonic villi(P<),and showed no difference between those in hydatidiform moles and early embryonic villi(P>).Conclusion Telomerase activation may play an important role in the genesis of trophoblastic of telomerase activity is of potential value in making the prognosis