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Genetic polymorphisms of cytochrome P450cl7alpha (CYP17) and progesterone receptor genes (PROGINS) in the assessment of endometriosis risk.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Jan 2007
De Carvalho Cristina Valleta, Nogueira-De-Souza Naiara Correa, Costa Ana Maria Massad, Baracat Edmund Chada, Girão Manoel J B C, D'Amora Paulo, Schor Eduardo, da Silva Ismael D C G
Abstract excerpt
We designed the present study in order to evaluate the eventual role of polymorphisms in the genes encoding cytochrome P450c17alpha (CYP17) and the progesterone receptor (PROGINS) as risk factors for endometriosis development. Eligible cases consisted of 121 women with surgically confirmed endometriosis who underwent treatment in a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil during the period from September 2003 to September...
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