Non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis based on a combined analysis of four plasma biomarkers

Central-European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-158

  Yagmur, Erbil ^a   Bastu, Ercan ^b   Karamustafaoglu Balci, Burcin ^b   Akhan, Suleyman Engin ^b   Buyru, Faruk ^b  

^a Bahceci Fulya IVF Center   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CA 125; Endometriosis; Epo TNF ; IL 6

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84881336896     PISSN: 14263912     EISSN: 16444124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2013.35204     Document Type: Article

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