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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2026.031
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Role of oxidative protein destruction products in the external genital endometriosis pathogenesis and progression

Osikov MV1,2 , Kurnosenko IV1 , Kryukov VA1,2 , Bivalkevich VA1,2 , Sumerkina VA1
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1 South Ural State Medical University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

2 Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Chelyabinsk, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Vladimir А. Kryukov
Ovchinnikova 22, kv. 120, Chelyabinsk, 454011, Russia; ur.kb@29-kihcvov

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Author contribution: Osikov MV, Kurnosenko IV — developing the research idea, concept and design, editing and approving the final version of the manuscript; Kryukov VA — developing the research design, data acquisition and statistical processing, data interpretation, manuscript writing and editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the South Ural State Medical University (protocol No. 2 dated 05 May 2025). All subjects submitted the informed consent to take part in the study.

Received: 2026-04-01 Accepted: 2026-05-30 Published online: 2026-06-17
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