Akira Oka

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2012

Study types

  • article 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
article 2012
Failure to detect significant association between estrogen receptor-alpha gene polymorphisms and endometriosis in Japanese women
Environmental health and preventive medicine ·doi:10.1007/s12199-011-0259-1

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to test whether estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) gene polymorphisms are correlated with the risk of the development of endometriosis in Japanese women, as a preliminary study. METHODS: To compare allelic frequ…

other 2012
Lack of an association human dioxin detoxification gene polymorphisms with endometriosis in Japanese women: results of a pilot study
Environmental health and preventive medicine ·doi:10.1007/s12199-012-0281-y

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is a chronic disease caused by the presence of endometrial tissue in ectopic locations outside the uterus. Chronic exposure to the environmental pollutant dioxin has been correlated with an increased incidence in t…