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Endometriosis Malignant Transformation: Epigenetics as a Probable Mechanism in Ovarian Tumorigenesis
Joint Authors
Cui, Manhua
He, Jiaxing
Chang, Weiqin
Feng, Chunyang
Xu, Tianmin
Source
International Journal of Genomics
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Endometriosis, defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, is a chronic, hormone-dependent gynecologic disease affecting millions of women across the world, with symptoms including chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, and subfertility.
In addition, there is well-established evidence that, although endometriosis is considered benign, it is associated with an increased risk of malignant transformation, with the involvement of various mechanisms of development.
More and more evidence reveals an important contribution of epigenetic modification not only in endometriosis but also in mechanisms of endometriosis malignant transformation, including DNA methylation and demethylation, histone modifications, and miRNA aberrant expressions.
In this present review, we mainly summarize the research progress about the current knowledge regarding the epigenetic modifications of the relations between endometriosis malignant transformation and ovarian cancer in an effort to identify some risk factors probably associated with ectopic endometrium transformation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
He, Jiaxing& Chang, Weiqin& Feng, Chunyang& Cui, Manhua& Xu, Tianmin. 2018. Endometriosis Malignant Transformation: Epigenetics as a Probable Mechanism in Ovarian Tumorigenesis. International Journal of Genomics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172676
Modern Language Association (MLA)
He, Jiaxing…[et al.]. Endometriosis Malignant Transformation: Epigenetics as a Probable Mechanism in Ovarian Tumorigenesis. International Journal of Genomics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172676
American Medical Association (AMA)
He, Jiaxing& Chang, Weiqin& Feng, Chunyang& Cui, Manhua& Xu, Tianmin. Endometriosis Malignant Transformation: Epigenetics as a Probable Mechanism in Ovarian Tumorigenesis. International Journal of Genomics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172676
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1172676