The vascular endothelial growth factor +405G>C polymorphism in endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 211-215

  Gentilini, Davide ^a,b   Somigliana, Edgardo ^c   Vigano, Paola ^b   Vignali, Michele ^b,d   Busacca, Mauro ^b,d   Di Blasio, Anna Maria ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d Melloni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

405G>C; Endometriosis; Polymorphism; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VENOUS BLOOD; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS;

ADULT; ALLELES; CYTOSINE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GUANINE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 40549103141     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem341     Document Type: Article

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