Polymorphic (CAG)n repeats in the androgen receptor gene: A risk marker for endometriosis and uterine leiomyomas

Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 289-293

  Shaik, Noor Ahmad ^a,b,e   Govindan, Sujatha ^a,b   Kodati, Vijayalakshmi ^a   Rao, Kaipa Prabhakar ^c   Hasan, Qurratulain ^a,b,d,f  

^a Vasavi Medical and Research Centre ^*  (India)

^b Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Centre   (India)

^c OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d KAMINENI HOSPITALS   (India)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f Vasavi Medical and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DNA ISOLATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR GENE; TANDEM REPEAT; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 70349114864     PISSN: 16583876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1658-3876(09)50040-4     Document Type: Article

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