{"paper_id":"cc3e5013-7473-401f-a9f3-20a13278c978","body_text":"Access this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nAbbreviations\n- ABCG2:\n-\nATP Binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (Junior Blood Group)\n- AMH:\n-\nAnti-Müllerian hormone\n- ARID1A:\n-\nAT-rich interaction domain 1A\n- CAM:\n-\nCell adhesion molecule\n- CD:\n-\nCluster of differentiation\n- CD133:\n-\nProminin 1\n- CD146:\n-\nMelanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM)\n- C-MYC:\n-\nMYC proto-oncogene, BHLH transcription factor\n- CXCR-4:\n-\nC-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4\n- CXCL-12:\n-\nC-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12\n- DDX4:\n-\nDEAD-box helicase 4\n- DNA:\n-\nDeoxyribonucleic acid\n- EpCAM:\n-\nEpithelial cell adhesion molecule\n- ER:\n-\nEstrogen receptor\n- HOXA9:\n-\nHomeobox A9\n- HOXA10:\n-\nHomeobox A10\n- HOXA11:\n-\nHomeobox A11\n- HOXA13:\n-\nHomeobox A13\n- IFITM3:\n-\nInterferon induced transmembrane protein 3\n- K-RAS:\n-\nKRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase\n- LGR5:\n-\nLeucine-rich-repeat-containing G-protein-coupled-receptor 5\n- MEIS:\n-\nMyeloid ecotropic viral integration site\n- MMP9:\n-\nMatrix metalloproteinase 9\n- miRNA:\n-\nMicroRNA\n- MSI1:\n-\nMusashi RNA binding protein 1\n- NANOG:\n-\nNanog homeobox\n- NGS:\n-\nNext-generation sequencing\n- NOTCH1:\n-\nNotch receptor 1\n- OCT4:\n-\nOctamer-binding transcription factor 4 (POU5F1)\n- PBX1:\n-\nPre-B-cell leukemia homebox-1\n- PCNA:\n-\nProliferating cell nuclear antigen\n- PIK3CA:\n-\nPhosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha\n- POU5F1:\n-\nPOU class 5 homeobox 1\n- PR:\n-\nProgesterone receptor\n- PTEN:\n-\nPhosphatase and tensin homolog\n- REX1:\n-\nREX1 transcription factor\n- RNA:\n-\nRibonucleic acid\n- SALL4:\n-\nSpalt like transcription factor 4\n- SF1:\n-\nSteroidogenesis factor 1\n- SOX2:\n-\nSRY-box transcription factor 2\n- SOX9:\n-\nSRY-box transcription factor 9\n- SSEA-1:\n-\nStage-specific embryonic antigen-1\n- SUD2:\n-\nSushi domain containing-2\n- SYR:\n-\nSex determining region\n- TIAR:\n-\nTissue injury and repair\n- VEGF:\n-\nVascular endothelial growth factor\nReferences\nMeuleman C, Vandenabeele B, Fieuws S, Spiessens C, Timmerman D, D’Hooghe T (2009) High prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulation and normospermic partners. 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