Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms contribute to the risk of endometriosis: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 case-control studies

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1035-1044

  Li, Y Z ^a   Wang, L J ^a   Li, X ^b   Li, S L ^a   Wang, J L ^a   Wu, Z H ^a   Gong, L ^a   Zhang, X D ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; THREONINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VEGF GENE;

EID: 84876269377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2013.April.2.20     Document Type: Article

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