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Association between endometriosis and genetic polymorphisms of the estradiol-synthesizing enzyme genes HSD17B1 and CYP19

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2005

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M Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Nakao, Toru Katoh, Hiroshi Sasaki, M. Hiroshima, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tadashi Matsunaga, Tomoyuki Hanaoka, Shoichiro Tsugane, Tsuyomu Ikenoue
Human Reproduction

Abstract

Evidence for association between the Ser312Gly polymorphism in HSD17B1 and endometriosis was found in a Japanese population. The A-allele of HSD17B1 appears to confer higher risk for endometriosis.

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