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Targeting Reactive Aldehyde Detoxification by Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) as a Treatment Strategy for Endometriosis
2020-01-31
Abstract excerpt
Endometriosis affects ∼176 million women worldwide, yet on average, women experience pain ∼10 years from symptom onset before being properly diagnosed. Standard treatments (drugs or surgery) often fail to provide long-term pain relief. Elevated levels of reactive aldehydes such as 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) have been implicated in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis and upon accumulation, reactive aldeh...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8febaf60-a559-5678-8aae-070826ec3695
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.01.30.927376
