Negoro, K

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2004

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
article 2004
Polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor beta gene but not estrogen receptor alpha gene affect the risk of developing endometriosis in a Japanese population.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor (ER) alpha and beta genes are associated with endometriosis in a Japanese population. DESIGN: Association study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Japanese women…

article 2004
The tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter -1031C polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of endometriosis in a Japanese population.

BACKGROUND: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine, associated with various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Elevated TNF-alpha levels in peritoneal fluid have been reported in women with …