Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer: A review of pathogenesis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 5367-5379

  Worley, Michael J ^a   Welch, William R ^a   Berkowitz, Ross S ^a   Ng, Shu Wing ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Epithelial ovarian carcinoma; Malignant transformation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RANTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARID1A GENE; CANCER RISK; CTNNB1 GENE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ONCOGENE K RAS; OVARY CANCER; OVARY INFLAMMATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIK3CA GENE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PTEN GENE; RASK GENE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR GENE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 84875060472     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14035367     Document Type: Review

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