Polymorphisms in the vascular endothelial growth factor gene and the risk of familial endometriosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 531-538

  Zhao, Zhen Zhen ^a   Nyholt, Dale R ^a   Thomas, Shane ^a   Treloar, Susan A ^a   Montgomery, Grant W ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CYTOSINE; GENOMIC DNA; GUANINE; THYMINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALLELES; AUSTRALIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 53149106615     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan043     Document Type: Article

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