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SUBMITTER: Syrcle SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3202918 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Syrcle S M SM Pelch K E KE Schroder A L AL Nichols B M BM Mills M P MP Barrier B F BF Havey A D AD Nagel S C SC
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation 20101209 2
<h4>Background</h4>In a university hospital setting, a 25-year-old woman presented with large vaginal and cervical polyps. Past medical history was significant for stage IV endometriosis. Polypectomy was performed and the polyps were histologically consistent with endometriosis. Gene expression was compared with control vaginal tissue to assess if the altered gene expression profile was similar to peritoneal endometriosis.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Using quantitative reverse transcription, real ...[more]