A. Ballesteros

ORCID: 0000-0003-1314-0435 · 4 papers in corpus
article 2020
External validation of putative biomarkers in eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis using NanoString technology
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-020-01965-6

PurposeTo combine different independent endometrial markers to classify the presence of endometriosis.MethodsEndometrial biopsies were obtained from 109 women with endometriosis as well as 110 control women. Nine candidate biomarkers indepe…

article 2019
Endometrial Stromal Cells Circulate in the Bloodstream of Women with Endometriosis: A Pilot Study
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms20153740

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. While endometriotic tissue is commonly localized in the pelvic cavity, it can also be found in distant sites, including the brain. The origin and patho…

article 2018
Lgr5 Does Not Vary Throughout the Menstrual Cycle in Endometriotic Human Eutopic Endometrium
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms20010022

Endometriosis is characterized by the abnormal presence of endometrium outside of the uterus, resulting in pelvic pain and infertility. The leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) has been postulated to be a marke…

article 2017
Aberrant expression of epithelial leucine-rich repeat containing G protein–coupled receptor 5–positive cells in the eutopic endometrium in endometriosis and implications in deep-infiltrating endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.08.018

ObjectiveTo characterize leucine-rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 5-positive (LGR5+) cells from the endometrium of women with endometriosis.DesignProspective experimental study.SettingUniversity hospital/fertility clinic.Pa…