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Estrogen receptor alpha dinucleotide repeat and cytochrome P450c17alpha gene polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to endometriosis.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Mar 2005
Hsieh Yao-Yuan, Chang Chi-Chen, Tsai Fuu-Jen, Lin Cheng-Chieh, Tsai Chang-Hai
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of endometriosis with estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) and cytochrome P450c17alpha (CYP17) gene polymorphisms in light of the fact that estrogen plays a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and the CYP17 enzyme is involved with estrogen biosynthesi...
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