CD24 and gestational diabetes: The number of MSCs migrated from umbilical cord pieces from the GDM placenta exceeds those migrated from normal ones, which agrees with Chen et al. who demonstrated enhanced motility of chorionic membrane stem cells from GDM donors and up-regulated expression of AQP1, FLNB, CELSR1, and CD24 genes involved in cell movement (CD 24 & AQP1) [25].