Genetic risk factors for endometriosis, endometrial and ovarian cancer in a German Case-Control Study

Several genetic variants have been validated as risk factors for endometriosis, endometrial and ovarian cancer. Endometriosis has also been described as a risk factor for endometrial and ovarian cancer. The aim of the present study was to test genetic risk factors of published validated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to confirm them in a German population and to identify overlapping genetic risk factors to provide evidence of which molecular pathways are involved.