DNA hypomethylation of the nuclear receptor subfamily 5 (NR5A1) gene promoter is associated with endometriosis among women in north west of Iran

Background and objectives: Endometrial tissue growth and its activity outside the uterus cause endometriosis. It has been suggested that various epigenetic deviations play a major role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1; NR5A1) is an essential transcription factor for...

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Main Authors: Soraya Larki, Masoud Maleki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2018-06-01
Series:Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
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Online Access:http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-24-113&slc_lang=en&sid=1