Genetics of endometriosis: Heritability and candidate genes

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-232

  Bischoff, Farideh ^a   Simpson, Joe Leigh ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidate genes; Endometriosis; Heritability; Multihit

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; AROMATASE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GALACTOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PENTRAXIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; PROTEIN MSH6; PROTEIN P53; SEMAPHORIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

DNA MICROARRAY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LOCATION; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

EID: 2942738779     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.01.004     Document Type: Review

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