Insulin-like growth factor II gene Apa I polymorphism is not associated with endometriosis susceptibility

Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF2) has been shown to play a role in abnormal cell growth and carcinogenesis. We investigated if the IGF2 gene Apa I polymorphism at exon 9 was associated with the susceptibility to endometriosis, analyzing 120 women with moderate/severe endometriosis and 103 control...

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Main Authors: Yao-Yuan Hsieh, Chi-Chen Chang, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Ching-Tien Peng, Lian-Shun Yeh, Cheng-Chieh Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2004-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572004000200006