Author/Editor		Lanišnik-Rižner, Tea
Title		Noninvasive biomarkers of endometriosis
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 14Letnik 3
Publication year		2014
Volume		str. 365-385
ISSN		1473-7159 - Expert review of molecular diagnostics
Language		eng
Abstract		Endometriosis affects 10% of premenopausal women and 35%50% of women with infertility, pelvic pain, or both. At present, endometriosis can only be diagnosed with surgery, where 10 laparoscopy is considered a gold standard. Noninvasive biomarkers are thus urgently needed. In 2010, the peripheral biomarkers of endometriosis were systematically reviewed by May et al. However, with the introduction of %-omics% technologies, we have witnessed immense progress in biomarker discovery, which now calls for an overview of recent studies. This report looks at potential blood and urine biomarkers of endometriosis published in the last 3 years. The current 15 status of noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers of endometriosis is discussed, with the limitations of these studies identified and recommendations for future biomarker discovery provided.
Keywords		biomarkers endomitrosis metabolomics biomarkerji endomitroza metabolomika