Genetic variants of vascular endothelial growth factor and risk for the development of endometriosis

In Vivo

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-301

  Attar, Rukset ^a   Agachan, Bedia ^b   Kuran, Sibel Bulgurcuoglu ^c   Toptas, Bahar ^b   Eraltan, Ilhan Yaylim ^b   Attar, Erkut ^c   Isbir, Turgay ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Polymorphism; RFLP; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 77954136381     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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