Mapping genetic risk factors for endometriosis continues from early studies on women’s health initiated by Nick Martin and Susan Treloar. Their initial recruitment of endometriosis cases and family members received a major boost and became a flagship project within the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for the Discovery of Common Human Disease. We extended the study through a formal collaboration with Professor Stephen Kennedy and his group in Oxford. Our first joint scientific meeting was held in Brisbane and was sadly memorable as the day the planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York. Our initial collaboration expanded into the International Endometriosis Genetics Consortium (IEGC). The IEGC now has 15 groups around the world, and the most recent meta-analysis will be published this year.

中文翻译：

---

子宫内膜异位症的遗传学

从 Nick Martin 和 Susan Treloar 发起的关于女性健康的早期研究开始，绘制子宫内膜异位症的遗传风险因素。他们最初招募子宫内膜异位症病例和家庭成员得到了重大推动，并成为合作研究中心 (CRC) 发现常见人类疾病的旗舰项目。我们通过与斯蒂芬肯尼迪教授及其在牛津的小组的正式合作扩展了这项研究。我们的第一次联合科学会议在布里斯班举行，令人遗憾的是，飞机飞入纽约双子塔的那一天令人难忘。我们最初的合作扩展到了国际子宫内膜异位症遗传学联盟 (IEGC)。IEGC 目前在全球拥有 15 个小组，最新的荟萃分析将于今年发布。