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Mitochondrial genome variations in advanced stage endometriosis: a study in South Indian population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Govatati Suresh, Tipirisetti Nageswara Rao, Perugu Shyam, Kodati Vijaya Lakshmi, Deenadayal Mamata, Satti Vishnupriya, Bhanoori Manjula, Shivaji S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological benign disease that shares several features similar to malignancy. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been reported in all most all types of tumors. However, it is not known as to whether mtDNA mutations are associated with endometriosis. METHODOLOGY: We sequenced the entire mitochondrial genome of analogous ectopic and eutopic endometrial tissues along...
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