Principles of phenomics in endometriosis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-259

  Vigano P ^a   Somigliana, E ^b   Panina, P ^a   Rabellotti, E ^a   Vercellini, P ^c,d   Candiani, M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Center for Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Endometriosis; Naevi; Phenomics; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MORPHOMETRICS; PARITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOSIS; MENARCHE; NEVUS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PHENOTYPE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84860008651     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms001     Document Type: Article

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