PIWIL2 is overexpressed in adenomyotic lesions of women with diffuse adenomyosis.
Marília M C MattiaAlexandra C P FernandesVanessa K GenroCarlos Augusto B de SouzaPedro da Rocha OlsenJoão Sabino Lahorgue da Cunha FilhoPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2020)
PIWIL2 might be involved in cellular survival and PIWIL1 may be downregulated due to the loss of tissue's function and response to the hostile environment of the myometrium. This is the first time that PIWI proteins are studied in the adenomyosis.
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