Endometriosis: candidate genes.

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Endometriosis is generally regarded as a benign disease but it does exhibit some characteristics reminiscent of malignancy. This raises the possibility that, like malignant diseases, the development of endometriosis may involve the acquisition of somatic genetic alterations in genes that regulate cell growth and differentiation. Studies over the past few years have substantiated this view with the identification...

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