As per their results, endometriosis pathogenesis is marked by the overexpression of NK inhibitor receptors (KIRS), namely, CD158a+, KIR2DL1, CD94/NKG2A, PD-1, NKB1, and EB6, and inhibiting ligands such as PD-L1, HLA-E, HLA-G, and HLA-I in ectopic endometrial lesions. This evidence concerns the gene CD274 and endometriosis.