Allelic loss studies do not provide evidence for the “endometriosis-as-tumor” theory

Amanda H Prowse, Amanda Prowse, Giannoulis Fakis, Sanjiv Manek, Michael Churchman, Sarah Edwards, Sarah E. Edwards, Andrew Rowan, Philippe Koninckx, Philippe R. Koninckx, Stephen Kennedy, Ian P M Tomlinson, Ian Tomlinson
Fertility and Sterility · 2005 · vol. 83(4) , pp. 1134–1143 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.982 · PMID:15831286 · W2090811757
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This study investigated allelic loss patterns in endometriosis tissues to determine if they exhibit tumor-like genetic alterations.

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Loss of Heterozygosity Ovarian Neoplasms Ovarian Neoplasms Adult Alleles Endometriosis Epithelial Cells Epithelial Cells Female Humans Microsatellite Repeats Middle Aged Ovarian Neoplasms Stromal Cells Stromal Cells

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