Genetic influences on endometriosis in an Australian twin sample

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 701-710

  Treloar, Susan A ^a   O'Connor, Daniel T ^a   O'Connor, Vivienne M ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Genetic; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TWIN CONCORDANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0033055350     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00540-8     Document Type: Article

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