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Title
Endometriosis Gene Expression Heterogeneity and Biosignature: A Phylogenetic Analysis
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Publication Date
2011
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Open Access
Yes
Abstract
Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease with poorly understood etiology, and reflecting an evolutionary nature where genetic alterations accumulate throughout pathogenesis. Our objective was to characterize the heterogeneous pathological process using parsimony phylogenetics. Gene expression microarray data of ovarian endometriosis obtained from NCBI database were polarized and coded into derived (abnormal) and ancestral (normal) states. Such alterations are referred to as synapomorphies in a phylogenetic sense (or biomarkers). Subsequent gene linkage was modeled by Genomatix BiblioSphere Pathway software. A list of clonally shared derived (abnormal) expressions revealed the pattern of heterogeneity among specimens. In addition, it has identified disruptions within the major regulatory pathways including those involved in cell proliferation, steroidogenesis, angiogenesis, cytoskeletal organization and integrity, and tumorigenesis, as well as cell adhesion and migration. Furthermore, the analysis supported the potential central involvement of ESR2 in the initiation of endometriosis. The pathogenesis mapping showed that eutopic and ectopic lesions have different molecular biosignatures.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Obstetrics and Gynecology International, v.2011, p. 1-12
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Place of Publication
United States of America
ISSN
1687-9597
1687-9589
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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Peer Reviewed
Yes
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