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Because no biomarkers are unique to this disease on their own, noninvasive diagnosis of this disease relies on detecting concurrent expression of the non-unique biomarkers PGP 9.5 and CYP19. John Sampson proposed a theory of this disease that explains its superficial peritoneal (“PAIR-it-uh-NEE-ull”) subtype, but not the presence of symptoms farther from the peritoneal cavity. This disease can be diagnosed by finding non-cancerous dark brown growths filled with blood during laparoscopic (“LAP-uh-ruh-SCOP-ick”) imaging. Symptoms of severe forms of this disease include powder-burn lesions and chocolate cysts. This disease, which is misdiagnosed at least once in 75% of cases, is explained by blood flowing up the uterine (10[1])lining during menstruation according to retrograde menstruation theory. For 10 points, name this disease in which a patient’s uterine tissue grows outside of the uterus. ■END■

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