The Role of DJ-1 in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis

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PLoS One. 2011; 6(3): e18074.

Published online 2011 March 21. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0018074

PMCID: PMC3061880

The Role of DJ-1 in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis

Priyanka Rai and Sisinthy Shivaji*

Jean-Marc Vanacker, Editor

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Abstract

Background

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease causing pelvic pain and infertility in 10% of reproductive-aged women. Despite a long history of the disease the pathogenesis of endometriosis is poorly understood. It is known that the expression of several proteins is either up or down regulated during endometriosis, but their precise role remains to be determined. DJ-1 is one such protein that is upregulated in eutopic endometrium of women having endometriosis suggesting that DJ-1 may be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis

Link to the rest: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3061880/

Thanks to U.S. National Library of Medicine

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