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Association study between epidermal growth factor receptor and epidermal growth factor polymorphisms and endometriosis in a Japanese population.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Jan 2007
Inagaki Mieko, Yoshida Shigeki, Kennedy Stephen, Takemura Naoya, Deguchi Masashi, Ohara Noriyuki, Maruo Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated a possible association between endometriosis and polymorphisms in the genes encoding epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) and EGF in a Japanese population. METHODS: We compared the distribution of the Egfr+2073 A/T and Egf+61 G/A polymorphisms by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis in 146 affected women and 181 controls. RESULTS: No...
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