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Familial aggregation of endometriosis in a large pedigree of rhesus macaques.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2004
Zondervan Krina T, Weeks Daniel E, Colman Ricki, Cardon Lon R, Hadfield Ruth, Schleffler Joan, Trainor Amanda Goudy, Coe Christopher L, Kemnitz Joseph W, Kennedy Stephen H
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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis occurs in several non-human primate species that have menstrual cycles. This study investigated the prevalence and familial aggregation of endometriosis in one of those species, the rhesus macaque. METHODS: Between 1978 and 2001, 142 animals with endometriosis were identified from necropsy and surgical records and through the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the Wisconsin...
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