Association of CCR5, TLR2, TLR4 and MBL genetic variations with genital tract infections and tubal factor infertility

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 74-81

  Laisk, Triin ^a   Peters, Maire ^a   Saare, Merli ^a   Haller Kikkatalo, Kadri ^a   Karro, Helle ^a   Salumets, Andres ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Centre for Infertility Treatment and Medical Genetics   (Estonia)

^c Competence Centre on Reproductive Medicine and Biology ^*  (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chemokine receptor 5; Chlamydia trachomatis; Mannose binding lectin; Toll like receptor; Tubal factor infertility

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUBAL FACTOR INFERTILITY; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UTERINE TUBE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CCR5; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 78449272661     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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