Noriyuki Ohara
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· 6 papers in corpus
· active 1993-2007
OBJECTIVE: We investigated a possible association between endometriosis and polymorphisms in the genes encoding epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) and EGF in a Japanese population. METHODS: We compared the distribution of the Eg…
BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentration in endometriosis patients is higher than controls, in serum and ascites, suggesting that VEGF may play an important role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. In this study…
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is an immune-related, chronic inflammatory disease with polygenic predis-position. Cell adhesion molecules are expressed in endometriotic lesions, and in cells and tissues that are involved in the development and pr…