K. Lakshmi Rao

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article 2015
endometriosis in South Indian women: a case control study
article 2005
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) +405G>C 5′-untranslated region polymorphism and increased risk of endometriosis in South Indian women: a case control study
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh852

BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a major mediator of angiogenesis and vascular permeability, is known to play a key role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The single nucleotide polymorphisms…

article 2004
N-acetyl transferase 2 polymorphism and advanced stages of endometriosis in South Indian women
Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61638-0

Aylamine-N-acetyl transferase is a phase II detoxification enzyme encoded by the gene NAT2. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) changes from the wild type NAT2 *4 allele result in allelic variants *5, *6 and *7. Homozygotes for the NAT2 *4…