Ochuwa Adiketu Babah

ORCID: 0000-0001-6680-3242 · 2 papers in corpus · active 2021-2023

Study types

  • article 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
other 2023
Serum concentrations of IL-16 and its genetic polymorphism rs4778889 affect the susceptibility and severity of endometriosis in Nigerian women
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02362-8

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of active ectopic endometrial glands and stroma at other sites outside the uterine cavity. It is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain which is sometimes debilitating, and inflammation is one of the…

article 2021
Genetic polymorphisms of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) associated with endometriosis in Nigerian women
Human genomics ·doi:10.1186/s40246-021-00364-x

OBJECTIVE: To determine if genetic polymorphism of VEGF is associated with the development of endometriosis in Nigerian women. STUDY DESIGN: Case control study of 100 women (50 healthy controls and 50 with endometriosis). Serum VEGF concent…