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Survivin gene expression in endometriosis.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2002
Ueda Masatsugu, Yamashita Yoshiki, Takehara Mikio, Terai Yoshito, Kumagai Koji, Ueki Ken, Kanda Koji, Yamaguchi Hiroyuki, Akise Daisuke, Hung Yao-Ching, Ueki Minoru
Abstract excerpt
Survivin is a novel inhibitor of apoptosis and is expressed during fetal development and in cancer tissues, but its expression has not been reported in normal adult tissues or benign diseases. We investigated survivin gene and protein expression in a tumor-like benign disease, endometriosis, and correlated them with apoptosis and invasive phenotype of endometriotic tissues. Gene expression levels of survivin,...
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