Wei-Yong Lin

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

observational 2024

Ethnic-specific genetic susceptibility loci for endometriosis in Taiwanese-Han population: a genome-wide association study

Journal of human genetics ·doi:10.1038/s10038-024-01270-5

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder affecting around 10% of reproductive-age women. Although many hypotheses were proposed, genetic alteration has been considered as one of the key factors promoting pathogenesis. Due to racial/…

observational 2011

MUC4 gene polymorphisms associate with endometriosis development and endometriosis-related infertility

BMC medicine ·doi:10.1186/1741-7015-9-19

BACKGROUND: Mucin 4 (MUC4) plays an important role in protecting and lubricating the epithelial surface of reproductive tracts, but its role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis is largely unknown. METHODS: To correlate MUC4 polymorphism w…