Lack of association between endometriosis and the CYP17 MspA1 polymorphism in UK and Japanese populations.

Endometriosis is a complex trait, which means that multiple susceptibility genes interact with one another and the environment to produce the phenotype. One of the genes previously implicated in the disease is CYP17; this encodes the enzyme P450c17alpha, which plays a vital role in steroid biosynthe...

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Main Authors: Asghar, T, Yoshida, S, Nakago, S, Morizane, M, Ohara, N, Motoyama, S, Kennedy, S, Barlow, D, Maruo, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005