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The vascular endothelial growth factor +405G>C polymorphism in endometriosis.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2008
Gentilini Davide, Somigliana Edgardo, Vigano Paola, Vignali Michele, Busacca Mauro, Di Blasio Anna Maria
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BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent stimulus of angiogenesis potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between the single nucleotide polymorphism +405G>C of the VEGF gene with the risk of endometriosis, for the first time in the Caucasian population. METHODS: The polymorphism +405G>C of the VEGF...
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