Insulin-like growth factor II gene Apa I polymorphism is not associated with endometriosis susceptibility
Genet. mol. biol
; 27(2): 165-166, Jun. 2004. tab
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ABSTRACT
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 controls. The genotype frequencies did not differ statistically between the endometriosis (aa = 25.4, ab = 57.4, bb = 17.2 percent) and control (aa = 20.8 ab = 52.8, bb = 26.4 percent) groups. The allele frequencies did not differ either a = 54.1, b = 45.9 percent among women with endometriosis and a = 47.2, b = 52.8 percent in the control group. Therefore, no indication was found for an association of this polymorphism with endometriosis susceptibility.
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Main subject:
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
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Endometriosis
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Genet. mol. biol
Journal subject:
Genetics
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Taiwan
Institution/Affiliation country:
China Medical University Hospital/TW