D M Christofolini

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2011

Study types

  • article 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • infertility 3
  • dysmenorrhea 1
article 2011
Analysis of CTLA4 gene variant in infertile Brazilian women with and without endometriosis
International journal of immunogenetics ·doi:10.1111/j.1744-313x.2011.01000.x

An autoimmune aetiology has been suggested for endometriosis mostly on the basis of an increased prevalence of autoimmune diseases in affected women. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (CTLA) 4 gene is recognized as a primary determinant for au…

other 2011
Promoter -817C>T variant of B lymphocyte stimulator gene (BLyS) and susceptibility to endometriosis-related infertility and idiopathic infertility in Brazilian population
Scandinavian journal of immunology ·doi:10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02616.x

Many theories have been proposed to explain the development of endometriosis, and recently, autoimmune aetiology has been suggested. Besides, it is well known that endometriosis, especially the advanced disease, may impair fertility. B lymp…

article 2011
The effect of hormones on endometriosis development.
Minerva ginecologica

Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition in which tissue that is histologically similar to the endometrium with glands and/or stroma grows outside the uterine cavity and can lead to pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea and infertility. Many a…