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Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms in patients with advanced-stage endometriosis.
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation - 1 Jan 2010
Chae Soo Jin, Lee Gyoung Hoon, Choi Young Min, Hong Min A, Kim Jong Mee, Lee Kyu Sup, Ku Seung Yup, Moon Shin Yong
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility that the K469E and G241R polymorphisms in the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) gene and the C-634G polymorphism in the interleukin (IL)-6 gene are associated with endometriosis in the Korean population. METHODS: The ICAM-1 gene K469E and G241R polymorphisms and the IL-6 gene C-634G polymorphism were evaluated in 390 patients with...
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