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Association of endometriosis risk and genetic polymorphisms involving sex steroid biosynthesis and their receptors: a meta-analysis.
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation - 1 Jan 2006
Guo Sun-Wei
Abstract excerpt
Endometriosis is a sex steroids-dependent disease. It has been postulated that certain genetic polymorphisms involved in sex steroids biosynthesis and metabolisms may be associated with increased risk of developing endometriosis. Despite a deluge of reports of positive associations of endometriosis with numerous polymorphisms involving sex steroids production and metabolism, the results are often conflicting. We...
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