Differential expression of Oct-4, CD44, and E-cadherin in eutopic and ectopic endometrium in ovarian endometriomas and their correlations with clinicopathological variables
Abstract Background Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease that often causes infertility and chronic pelvic pain. Although endometriosis is known as a benign disease, it has demonstrated characteristics of malignant neoplasms, including neoangiogenesis, tissue invasion, and cell...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12958-020-00673-1 |