Catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism and endometriosis

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 343-348

  Wieser, Fritz ^a   Wenzl, Rene ^a   Tempfer, Clemens ^a   Worda, Christoph ^a   Huber, Johannes ^a   Schneeberger, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Catecholestrogens; Caucasian population; COMT; Endometriosis; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0036021453     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016062726783     Document Type: Article

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