Why don't checkmarks in Word tables convert to PDF?

When I convert MS Word documents with tables containing checkmarks, the checkmarks disappear in the PDF. Known issue? Is there a fix?
I'm using MS Word 2007 and Acrobat 9 Pro.

The checkmarks are symbol characters ( √ ) inserted into MS Word table cells as text.

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