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The nuclear factor-kB functional promoter polymorphism is associated with endometriosis and infertility.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2012
Bianco Bianca, Lerner Tatiana G, Trevisan Camila Martins, Cavalcanti Viviane, Christofolini Denise M, Barbosa Caio P
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INTRODUCTION: An aberrant immunologic mechanism has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) plays a key role in the immune and inflammatory response and modulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, adhesion, invasion, and angiogenesis in many cell types involved in the development of endometriosis. We hypothesized a possible relationship between the NFKB1 promoter...
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