MUC2 polymorphisms are associated with endometriosis development and infertility: A case-control study

BMC Medical Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chang, Cherry Y Yi ^a,b   Chen, Yi ^a   Lin, Wu Chou ^a   Chen, Chih Mei ^a   Chen, Chih Ping ^c   Lee, Shan Chih ^d   Sheu, Jim J Chyuan ^a,b,e   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 2;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MUCIN-2; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84858129530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-13-15     Document Type: Article

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