| Literature DB >> 21075367 |
Arianna Pacchiarotti1, Donatella Caserta, Marco Sbracia, Massimo Moscarini.
Abstract
The objective of this study was to test the expression of the oct-4 and c-kit, both markers of stem cells, in the ectopic endometrial tissue of endometriotic lesions of women with severe endometriosis. Our findings show that ectopic epithelial cells express oct-4 and c-kit and this suggests that the ectopic endometrium in endometriosis has a stem cell origin and could explain the possible progression to ovarian cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21075367 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fertil Steril ISSN: 0015-0282 Impact factor: 7.329