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A functional promoter polymorphism in interleukin-10 gene influences susceptibility to endometriosis.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Oct 2009
Juo Suh-Hang Hank, Wu Rita, Lin Chang-Shen, Wu Ming-Tsang, Lee Jau-Nan, Tsai Eing-Mei
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the involvement of inflammation in the development of endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study to investigate the association between endometriosis and four inflammation-related genes: interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-1 beta, and cyclooxygenase-2. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): We had 196 cases with pathologically proved endometriosis and 397 disease-free women as control...
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