Heritability and molecular genetic studies of endometriosis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-44

  Bischoff, Farideh Z ^a   Simpson, Joe Leigh ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrioid ovarian cancers; Endometriosis; Environmental factors; Heritability; Somatic mutation

Indexed keywords

CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME 9P; CYTOGENETICS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0033968167     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/6.1.37     Document Type: Review

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