Bioinformatics strategy for the screening of key genes to differentiate adenomyosis from endometriosis (Review)
- Authors:
- Shogo Imanaka
- Haruki Nakamura
- Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634‑8522, Japan - Published online on: October 15, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2019.25
- Pages: 203-218
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Copyright: © Imanaka et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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