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Familial risk among Japanese patients with endometriosis.
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - 1 Jan 2004
Kashima K, Ishimaru T, Okamura H, Suginami H, Ikuma K, Murakami T, Iwashita M, Tanaka K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to examine the prevalence of endometriosis among female siblings of patients with endometriosis in Japan. METHODS: A total of 339 patients with endometriosis were questioned about endometriosis in their sisters. The control group consisted of 284 Japanese healthy fertile women with no history of endometriosis. Similarly, the controls were interviewed about their sisters....
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