Article
Vascular endothelial growth factor (-460 C/T, +405 G/C, and +936 C/T) polymorphisms and endometriosis risk in Tunisian population.
Systems biology in reproductive medicine - 1 Jan 2015
Henidi Belkis, Kaabachi Wajih, Naouali Abir, Kaabachi Safa, Zhioua Amel, Haj Sassi Faycal, Hamzaoui Kamel
Abstract excerpt
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a major angiogenic factor, is known to play an important role in the development of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of three VEGF (-460 C/T, +405 G/C, and +936 C/T) polymorphisms with the risk of endometriosis in the Tunisian population. This study includes 105 women with endometriosis and 150 women with no laparoscopic...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Endometriosis
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Tunisia
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
