Genetic factors contribute to the risk of developing endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 555-559

  Stefansson, H ^a   Geirsson, R T ^b   Steinthorsdottir, V ^a   Jonsson, H ^a   Manolescu, A ^a   Kong, A ^a   Ingadottir, G ^c   Gulcher, J ^a   Stefansson, K ^a  

^a DECODE GENETICS   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c Genetic Research Service Center   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Familial clustering; Genetic susceptibility; Heritability; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC AND FAMILIAL DISORDERS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; ICELAND; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION GENETICS; RELATIVE; SIBLING;

EID: 0036125706     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.3.555     Document Type: Article

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