The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) + 405G>C 5′-untranslated region polymorphism and increased risk of endometriosis in South Indian women: A case control study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1844-1849

  Bhanoori, Manjula ^a   Babu, K Arvind ^a   Reddy, N G Pavankumar ^a   Rao, K Lakshmi ^a   Zondervan, Krina ^b   Deenadayal, Mamata ^c   Kennedy, Stephen ^d   Shivaji, S ^a,d  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Infertility Institute and Research Centre   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Polymorphism; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GUANINE; THYMINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 21644434856     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh852     Document Type: Article

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