Polymorphism at codon 72 of the p53 gene is not associated with endometriosis in a Japanese population.
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is inherited as a complex trait, which means that multiple susceptibility genes interact with each other and the environment to produce the phenotype. Previous studies have implicated p53, a tumor suppressor gene, as a factor in the development of the disease. In a Japanese...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2004
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