Urinary vitamin D-binding protein is elevated in patients with endometriosis
Author(s) -
SiHyun Cho,
Young Sik Choi,
Sun Young Yim,
Hyuk In Yang,
Youngsic Jeon,
K. E. Lee,
Heeyon Kim,
Seok Kyo Seo,
Byung Seok Lee
Publication year - 2011
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/der345
Subject(s) - endometriosis , urine , urinary system , vitamin d binding protein , medicine , biomarker , pelvic pain , gastroenterology , vitamin d and neurology , urology , biology , surgery , biochemistry
Recently, proteomic technologies have demonstrated that several proteins are differently expressed in various body fluids of patients with endometriosis compared with those without this condition. The aim of this study was to investigate proteins secreted in urine of patients with endometriosis using proteomic techniques in order to identify potential markers for the clinical diagnosis of endometriosis.
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