Is there a genetic basis to endometriosis?

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It is likely that endometriosis is a common multifactorial disease, like diabetes and asthma, caused by an interaction between multiple gene loci and the environment. Such conditions do not have a clear Mendelian pattern of inheritance. This chapter reviews the existing evidence, in human and non-human primates, that suggests there is a genetic basis to endometriosis. The environmental agents that have been...

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