TP53 and endometriosis: A study was done by Ribeiro Júnior et al. to determine the frequency of p53 codon 72 polymorphism in Brazilian patients with endometriosis revealing that the p53 polymorphism can be used as a promising molecular marker for symptomatic endometriosis, and therefore could be a great aid in the diagnosis, guiding prognosis, and treatment of external endometriosis [34].