IDENTIFICATION OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS IN BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES

The invention comprises a method of identifying or predicting the predisposition toendometriosis in a female subject comprising determining the level of gene expressionof at least one differentially-expressed gene or protein or peptide of peripheralblood leukocytes in a sample of peripheral blood leukocytes or peripheral bloodin a subject to provide a first value, determining the level of gene expressionof the at least one differentially-expressed gene or protein or peptide of saidleukocytes in a control or reference standard to provide a second value, and comparingwhether there is a difference between the first value and second value.