A PCR fragment encoding the extracellular domain of podoplanin fused to the Fc por- tion of human immunoglobulin was generated as described above, employing primers 5'-GCCAAGCTT- GCCAGCACAGGCCAGCCAGAAGATG-3' (sense) and 5'-GCGGGATCCTGTTGACAAACCATCTTTCT CAA C-3' (antisense) and inserted ...