Estrogen Receptor-α gene (T/C) Pvu II Polymorphism in Endometriosis and Uterine Fibroids

Endometriosis and fibroids are estrogen-dependent benign pathologies of the uterus, which account for infertility and pelvic pain along with dysmenorrhea in women. Suppression of the disease and recurrence after discontinuing hormone therapy strongly suggests that these are responsive to hormones, e...

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Main Authors: Sujatha Govindan, Noor Ahmad Shaik, Bhavani Vedicherla, Vijayalakshmi Kodati, Kaipa Prabhakar Rao, Qurratulain Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2009-0625