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Adamyan L.V.

National medical research center for obstetrics, gynecology and perinatology named after academician V.I. Kulakov;
Russian university of medicine

Seregina V.Yu.

National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named After Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation

Pivazyan L.G.

National medical research center for obstetrics, gynecology and perinatology named after academician V.I. Kulakov

Kuznetsova M.V.

National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named After Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation

Trofimov D.Yu.

National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and and Perinatology Named After Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation

Mailova K.S.

FSBEI HE «RosUniMed» of MOH of Russia

Stepanian A.A.

Academia of Women’s Health and Endoscopic Surgery

Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) in Endometriosis: Genetic Mechanisms and Comorbidity

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Adamyan L.V., Seregina V.Yu., Pivazyan L.G., Kuznetsova M.V., Trofimov D.Yu., Mailova K.S., Stepanian A.A.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2025;31(6): 35‑45

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To cite this article:

Adamyan LV, Seregina VYu, Pivazyan LG, Kuznetsova MV, Trofimov DYu, Mailova KS, Stepanian AA. Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) in Endometriosis: Genetic Mechanisms and Comorbidity. Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2025;31(6):35‑45. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/repro20253106135

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