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In search of pathogenic mechanisms in endometriosis: the challenge for molecular cell biology.
Current molecular medicine - 1 Dec 2001
Starzinski-Powitz A, Zeitvogel A, Schreiner A, Baumann R
Abstract excerpt
Endometriosis, defined histologically as the presence of endometrium-like glands and stroma outside the uterus, is a chronic, invasive and metastasising disease. It shares features with malignant tumours (invasion and metastasis) but is not neoplastic. Despite the fact that endometriosis is one of the most frequent gynaecological diseases, it is under researched, puzzling and highly debated. The aetiology and...
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