Meta-analysis identifies five novel loci associated with endometriosis highlighting key genes involved in hormone metabolism

Endometriosis is a heritable hormone-dependent gynecological disorder, associated with severe pelvic pain and reduced fertility; however, its molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here we perform a meta-analysis of 11 genome-wide association case-control data sets, totalling 17,045 endometrio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature communications Jg. 8; H. 1; S. 15539 - 12
Hauptverfasser: Sapkota, Yadav, Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur, Morris, Andrew P., Fassbender, Amelie, Rahmioglu, Nilufer, De Vivo, Immaculata, Buring, Julie E., Zhang, Futao, Edwards, Todd L., Jones, Sarah, O, Dorien, Peterse, Daniëlle, Rexrode, Kathryn M., Ridker, Paul M., Schork, Andrew J., MacGregor, Stuart, Martin, Nicholas G., Becker, Christian M., Adachi, Sosuke, Yoshihara, Kosuke, Enomoto, Takayuki, Takahashi, Atsushi, Kamatani, Yoichiro, Matsuda, Koichi, Kubo, Michiaki, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Geirsson, Reynir T., Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Wallace, Leanne M., Yang, Jian, Velez Edwards, Digna R., Nyegaard, Mette, Low, Siew-Kee, Zondervan, Krina T., Missmer, Stacey A., D'Hooghe, Thomas, Montgomery, Grant W., Chasman, Daniel I., Stefansson, Kari, Tung, Joyce Y., Nyholt, Dale R.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Nature Publishing Group UK 24.05.2017
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ISSN:2041-1723, 2041-1723
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