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Association study of endometriosis and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) gene polymorphisms in a Japanese population.
Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation - 1 May 2005
Yamashita Masako, Yoshida Shigeki, Kennedy Stephen, Ohara Noriyuki, Motoyama Satoru, Maruo Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is an immune-related, chronic inflammatory disease with polygenic predisposition. Cell adhesion molecules are expressed in endometriotic lesions, and in cells and tissues that are involved in the development and progression of the disease. In this study, we investigated the possible association between endometriosis and the G241R and K469E polymorphisms in the intercellular adhesion...
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