Expression of the human endogenous retroviruse-W envelope gene syncytin in endometriosis lesions

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 741-747

  Oppelt, Peter ^a,b   Strick, Reiner ^a   Strissel, Pamela L ^a   Winzierl, Kiuan ^a   Beckmann, Matthias W ^a   Renner, Stefan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Endometriosis; HERV W; Syncytin

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSE W; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVELOPE GENE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350433550     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590903184142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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