Epigenetic disorder may cause downregulation of HOXA10 in the eutopic endometrium of fertile women with endometriosis

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-84

  Lu, Hong ^a   Yang, Xiaoqing ^a   Zhang, Yuquan ^a   Lu, Rong ^a   Wang, Xiumei ^b  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b People's Hospital of Haian Haian   (China)

Author keywords

5 Azacytidine; DNA methylation; endometriosis; endometrium; HOXA10

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPIGENETICS; EUTOPIC ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMA CELL; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84870511073     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112451146     Document Type: Article

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