The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) +405G>C 5′-untranslated region polymorphism and increased risk of endometriosis in South Indian women: a case control study
Author(s) -
Manjula Bhanoori,
K Arvind Babu,
Pavankumar N.G. Reddy,
Katragadda Lakshmi Narasimha Rao,
Krina T. Zondervan,
Mamata Deenadayal,
Stephen Kennedy,
S. Shivaji
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh852
Subject(s) - endometriosis , haplotype , genotype , vascular endothelial growth factor , allele , single nucleotide polymorphism , angiogenesis , medicine , pathophysiology , biology , case control study , infertility , endocrinology , genetics , pregnancy , gene , vegf receptors
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a major mediator of angiogenesis and vascular permeability, is known to play a key role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis.
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