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Oncogenic events associated with endometrial and ovarian cancers are rare in endometriosis.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 Dec 2011
Vestergaard Anna L, Thorup Katrine, Knudsen Ulla B, Munk Torben, Rosbach Hanne, Poulsen Jesper B, Guldberg Per, Martensen Pia M
Abstract excerpt
Endometriosis displays some features that resemble malignant processes, including invasive growth, resistance to apoptosis and distant implantation. The objective of this study was to investigate whether gene alterations that are frequent in endometrial and/or ovarian cancers contribute to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Biopsies were obtained from ectopic endometriosis lesions from 23 patients with revised...
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