Polymorphism in a gene coding for the inflammasome component NALP3 and recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303.e1-303.e6

  Lev Sagie, Ahinoam ^a   Prus, Diana ^b   Linhares, Iara M ^a   Lavy, Yuval ^b   Ledger, William J ^a   Witkin, Steven S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

CIAS1; genetic polymorphism; inflammasome; interleukin 1 ; NALP3; recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis; vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

Indexed keywords

CRYOPYRIN; DNA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT INFECTION; SELF REPORT; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VULVA; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 60849113133     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.10.039     Document Type: Article

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