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The search for genes contributing to endometriosis risk.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
Montgomery Grant W, Nyholt Dale R, Zhao Zhen Zhen, Treloar Susan A, Painter Jodie N, Missmer Stacey A, Kennedy Stephen H, Zondervan Krina T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variation contributes to the risk of developing endometriosis. This review summarizes gene mapping studies in endometriosis and the prospects of finding gene pathways contributing to disease using the latest genome-wide strategies. METHODS: To identify candidate-gene association studies of endometriosis, a systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed of publications up to 1 April 2008,...
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