HOXA10 and endometriosis: During the last decade, several studies have reported abnormal methylation patterns of selected genes, e.g. steroidogenic factor 1 [3], progesterone receptor B [4], oestrogen receptor-β [5], HOXA10 [6–8], HOXA11 [9], COX-2 [10] and aromatase [11], in endometriotic lesions and endometria of endometriosis patients.