Association between primary vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, defective induction of tumor necrosis factor-α, and carriage of the mannose-binding lectin codon 54 gene polymorphism

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101.e1-101.e4

  Babula, Oksana ^a   Linhares, Iara M ^a   Bongiovanni, Ann Marie ^a   Ledger, William J ^a   Witkin, Steven S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; genetic polymorphism; mannose binding lectin; tumor necrosis factor ; vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CODON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; EVALUATION; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYMPTOM; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 37349063387     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.05.037     Document Type: Article

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