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The Pathogenesis of Endometriosis: Are Endometrial Stem/Progenitor Cells Involved?

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Abbreviations

ABCG2:

ATP Binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (Junior Blood Group)

AMH:

Anti-Müllerian hormone

ARID1A:

AT-rich interaction domain 1A

CAM:

Cell adhesion molecule

CD:

Cluster of differentiation

CD133:

Prominin 1

CD146:

Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM)

C-MYC:

MYC proto-oncogene, BHLH transcription factor

CXCR-4:

C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4

CXCL-12:

C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12

DDX4:

DEAD-box helicase 4

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

EpCAM:

Epithelial cell adhesion molecule

ER:

Estrogen receptor

HOXA9:

Homeobox A9

HOXA10:

Homeobox A10

HOXA11:

Homeobox A11

HOXA13:

Homeobox A13

IFITM3:

Interferon induced transmembrane protein 3

K-RAS:

KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase

LGR5:

Leucine-rich-repeat-containing G-protein-coupled-receptor 5

MEIS:

Myeloid ecotropic viral integration site

MMP9:

Matrix metalloproteinase 9

miRNA:

MicroRNA

MSI1:

Musashi RNA binding protein 1

NANOG:

Nanog homeobox

NGS:

Next-generation sequencing

NOTCH1:

Notch receptor 1

OCT4:

Octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (POU5F1)

PBX1:

Pre-B-cell leukemia homebox-1

PCNA:

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen

PIK3CA:

Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha

POU5F1:

POU class 5 homeobox 1

PR:

Progesterone receptor

PTEN:

Phosphatase and tensin homolog

REX1:

REX1 transcription factor

RNA:

Ribonucleic acid

SALL4:

Spalt like transcription factor 4

SF1:

Steroidogenesis factor 1

SOX2:

SRY-box transcription factor 2

SOX9:

SRY-box transcription factor 9

SSEA-1:

Stage-specific embryonic antigen-1

SUD2:

Sushi domain containing-2

SYR:

Sex determining region

TIAR:

Tissue injury and repair

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

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Laganà, A.S., Naem, A. (2022). The Pathogenesis of Endometriosis: Are Endometrial Stem/Progenitor Cells Involved?. In: Virant-Klun, I. (eds) Stem Cells in Reproductive Tissues and Organs. Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, vol 70. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90111-0_9

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