Is there a genetic basis to endometriosis?

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-318

  Kennedy, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Genetics; Linkage analysis; Non human primates

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL POISON;

ADENOMYOSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KARYOTYPE; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SIBLING; TWINS; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 0030685089     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1068761     Document Type: Review

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