ME-5, ME-2, and EPP2: human protein antigens reactive with autoantibodies present in the serum of women suffering from endometriosis

摘要

Three human endometrial antigens, ME-5, ME-2 and EPP2, and combination thereof have been discovered that are the targets of antibodies present in the serum of women suffering from endometriosis. These protein products and the human antibodies reactive with them are used as tools for diagnostic assays that monitor patients with the disease of endometriosis.