Matsunaga T
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· 2 papers in corpus
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2007
20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (AKR1C1) plays a key role in the metabolism of progesterone and other steroid hormones, thereby regulating their action at the pre-receptor level. AKR1C1 is implicated in neurological and psychiatric con…
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2005
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, an estrogen-dependent disease, is believed to be influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Here, we evaluated whether the risk and severity of endometriosis are associated with polymorphisms in est…