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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: No Association Between the GSTP1 Exon 5 Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Advanced Stage Endometriosis in the Korean Population
Author(s) -
Jeon Myung Jae,
Choi Young Min,
Hong Min A,
Lee Gyoung Hoon,
Ku Seung Yup,
Kim Seok Hyun,
Kim Jung Gu,
Moon Shin Yong
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 1046-7408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00780.x
Subject(s) - gstp1 , endometriosis , genotype , genotyping , exon , biology , population , oncology , medicine , gastroenterology , genetics , gene , environmental health
Citation Jeon MJ, Choi YM, Hong MA, Lee GH, Ku SY, Kim SH, Kim JG, Moon SY. No Association between the GSTP1 exon 5 polymorphism and susceptibility to advanced stage endometriosis in the Korean population. Am J Reprod Immunol 2010; 63: 222–226 Problem To investigate whether the glutathione‐ S ‐transferase P1 ( GSTP1 ) exon 5 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to advanced stage endometriosis in Korean women. Method of study Case–control study in a collective of 260 patients and 164 controls. Genotyping of the GSTP1 exon 5 polymorphism was performed by using real‐time TaqMan PCR assay. Results The genotype distribution of the GSTP1 exon 5 polymorphism in the endometriosis group was not significantly different from that of the control group (AA/AG/GG rates were 64.2%/32.7%/3.1% and 65.2%/31.7%/3.0% for the endometriosis and control groups, respectively, P = 0.977). Further subgroup analysis according to either stage or bilaterality of ovarian endometrioma also found no significant difference in the genotype distribution between any of the endometriosis subgroups and the control group. Conclusion These findings suggest that the GSTP1 exon 5 polymorphism is not a major determinant of the development of advanced stage endometriosis in the Korean population.