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IMUP‐2 was expressed in syncytiotrophoblasts and syncytial knots of the placental villi. IMUP‐2 expression was significantly higher in preterm pre‐eclampsia patients than in patients who went to term (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> &lt; 0.001); however, we observed no differences in IMUP‐2 expression between normal term patients with and without pre‐eclampsia. Hypoxic conditions increased apoptosis of HTR8/SVneo trophoblast cells and induced IMUP‐2 expression. Also, apoptosis of HTR‐8/SVneo trophoblast cells was increased after IMUP‐2 gene transfection. These results suggest that IMUP‐2 expression is specifically elevated in preterm pre‐eclampsia and under hypoxic conditions, and that IMUP‐2 induces apoptosis of the trophoblast. Therefore, IMUP‐2 might have functional involvement in placental development and gynecological diseases such as pre‐eclampsia. J. Cell. 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