HOXA10 DNA Methylation Level in the Endometrium Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review
Marjanu Hikmah Elias,
Nurunnajah Lazim,
Zulazmi Sutaji,
Mohammad Azrai Abu,
Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim,
Azizah Ugusman,
Saiful Effendi Syafruddin,
Mohd Helmy Mokhtar,
Mohd Faizal Ahmad
Affiliations
Marjanu Hikmah Elias
Advanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Nurunnajah Lazim
Advanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Zulazmi Sutaji
Advanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Mohammad Azrai Abu
Advanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim
Advanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Azizah Ugusman
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, National Univeristy of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Saiful Effendi Syafruddin
Medical Molecular Biology Institute, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Mohd Helmy Mokhtar
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, National Univeristy of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Mohd Faizal Ahmad
Advanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Endometriosis is an inflammatory chronic systemic disease resulting in pelvic pain and infertility. However, despite a high prevalence of endometriosis, disease identification is still insufficient, and a high percentage of misdiagnosing was observed. Hence, a comprehensive study needs to be done to improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Aberrant hypermethylation of HOXA10 has been reported to play a role in endometriosis. Thus, a comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify the DNA methylation level of HOXA10 among endometriosis patients across populations. The literature search was done using PubMed, Scopus, EBSCOhost, and Science Direct applying (HOXA10 OR “homeobox A10” OR “HOXA-10” OR HOX1) AND (“DNA methylation” OR methylation) AND (endometriosis OR endometrioma) as keywords. From 491 retrieved studies, five original articles investigating the DNA methylation level of HOXA10 from endometrium tissues among endometriosis women were included. All five included studies were classified as high-quality studies. High HOXA10 DNA methylation level was observed in the endometrium tissue of women with endometriosis in all the included studies. The secretory phase was identified as the best sampling time for HOXA10 DNA methylation study in endometriosis, and the most studied DNA methylation site is the promoter region of the HOXA10. However, more studies are needed to expose the HOXA10 mechanism in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
