A global population genomic analysis shows novel insights into the genetic characteristics of endometriosis
- Authors:
- Louis Papageorgiou
- Athena Andreou
- Maria Zervou
- Dimitrios Vlachakis
- George N. Goulielmos
- Elias Eliopoulos
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Affiliations: Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece, Section of Molecular Pathology and Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece - Published online on: February 10, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2023.189
- Article Number: 12
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Copyright: © Papageorgiou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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