mRNA and miRNA biomarkers for endometriosis

Abstract

At present, the diagnosis of endometriosis is challenged by the absence of a clinically useful diagnostic biomarker(s). A biomarker is defined as a characteristic that can be objectively measured and evaluated to provide a unique and specific indicator of normal or pathological processes [1]. Alternatively, a diagnostic test, or disease classifier, does not necessarily contain unique disease characteristics, but nevertheless distinguishes those with disease and without, and can overlap with the disease biomarkers.