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An Italian association study and meta-analysis with previous GWAS confirm WNT4, CDKN2BAS and FN1 as the first identified susceptibility loci for endometriosis.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Pagliardini Luca, Gentilini Davide, Vigano' Paola, Panina-Bordignon Paola, Busacca Mauro, Candiani Massimo, Di Blasio Anna Maria
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although endometriosis may benefit from primary prevention measures, the epidemiological risk factors identified are equivocal. Two genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted for endometriosis in two different ethnic populations but results are still to be replicated consistently and across various ethnicities. To confirm the association of GWAS-derived susceptibility loci, we...
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