Progesterone receptor polymorphism is associated with pelvic organ prolapse risk

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 835-838

  Chen, Huey Yi ^a   Chung, Ya Wen ^b   Lin, Wei Yong ^a   Chen, Wen Chi ^a,c   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Tsai, Chang Hai ^d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genotype; Pelvic organ prolapse; Progesterone receptor gene polymorphism

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RISK; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 67650710950     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340902822073     Document Type: Article

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