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Polymorphic variants in vitamin D signaling pathway genes and the risk of endometriosis-associated infertility.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Nov 2015
Szczepańska Malgorzata, Mostowska Adrianna, Wirstlein Przemyslaw, Skrzypczak Jana, Misztal Matthew, Jagodziński Paweł P
Abstract excerpt
It has recently been reported that vitamin D blood plasma levels are associated with reduced risk of endometriosis. The present study aimed to investigate whether the vitamin D binding protein (GC), vitamin D receptor (VDR), and retinoid X receptor (RXR) gene variants may be genetic risk factors for endometriosis‑associated infertility. The subjects consisted of 154 women with endometriosis‑associated infertility...
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