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Mapping of susceptibility locus for endometriosis within the HLA region using microsatellite markers in Japanese women.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2010
Matsuzaka Y, Kikuti Y Y, Izumi S, Suzuki T, Cai L-Y, Goya K, Inoko H, Makino T, Kulski J K, Kimura M
Abstract excerpt
Endometriosis is a female disorder characterized by the presence of uterine endometrial tissue in ectopic loci. Previous studies reported a higher prevalence of particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) in endometriosis. In order to confirm the association between endometriosis and the HLA region, 15 polymorphic microsatellite markers distributed in the HLA class II to class III region were subjected to...
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