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Granzyme B levels and granzyme B polymorphisms in peripheral blood of patients with endometriosis: a preliminary study.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 1 Jan 2021
Islimye Taskin Mine, Guney Gurhan, Adali Ertan, Hismiogullari Adnan Adil, Dodurga Yavuz, Elmas Levent
Abstract excerpt
The chronic course of endometriosis suggests that the immune system may play a role in its aetiology. There may be resistance to cell lysis, as well as an immune defect underlying endometriosis. Granzyme B is a serine protease that is secreted by Natural Killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes during a cellular immune response and can induce apoptosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship...
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