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Mutations in the PTEN tumor gene and risk of endometriosis: a case-control study.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2014
Govatati Suresh, Kodati Vijaya Lakshmi, Deenadayal Mamata, Chakravarty Baidyanath, Shivaji Sisinthy, Bhanoori Manjula
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STUDY QUESTION: Are mutations in the phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) gene associated with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the 10q23.3 locus, PTEN somatic mutations and changes in the levels and distribution of proteins in the PTEN-PI3K/Akt signal transduction pathway are associated with endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Endometriosis has a strong...
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