Da-Tian Bau

BACKGROUND/AIM: Over-expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) has been suggested as a biomarker for endometriosis. However, the genetic influence of MMP-1 in the pathogenesis of endometriosis remains unclear, with its role yet to be…

BACKGROUND/AIM: The activity and expression of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP7) have been found to be upregulated in the late stages of endometriosis. However, the contribution of MMP7 genotype to endometriosis has seldom been examined. Th…

BACKGROUND/AIM: Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) is a critical protein in DNA repair, genomic stability, and carcinogenesis. Functional polymorphisms in FEN1 promoter -69G>A (rs174538) and 3'UTR 4150G>T (rs4246215), have been associated with the …

Endometriosis is a major health issue among women of reproductive age. However, its etiology has not yet been completely understood. We investigated 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms from six novel nucleotide excision repair genes and the …

BACKGROUND/AIM: Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1), a protein with multiple functions in genome stability maintenance, is important in cancer prevention. The two functional germline variants of FEN1, rs174538 and rs4246215, regarding cancer suscept…

BACKGROUND/AIM: The altered cellular repair capacity plays a critical role in genomic instability and carcinogenesis. We aimed at evaluating the contribution of the polymorphic variant in apurinic/apyriminidinic endonuclease (APEX1) gene to…

This study has two aims: [1] to evaluate the association between hOGG1 genotypic polymorphism and endometriosis risk, and [2] to investigate the joint effects of hOGG1 genotype and smoking habit on endometriosis susceptibility in Taiwan. Fo…

BACKGROUND: The tumor suppressor p53 protein plays a critical role in different cellular processes in response to DNA damage and it is responsible for transcriptional induction of the p21 (CDKN1A/WAF1/CIP1) gene. Both p53 and p21 are though…

PURPOSE: Pterygium is composed of proliferating fibrovascular tissue, and its formation and progression require neovascularization. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a specific mitogen for vascular endothelial cells and is essent…

DNA repair systems act to maintain genome integrity in the face of replication errors, environmental insults, and the cumulative effects of age. Genetic variants in DNA repair genes such as X-ray repair cross-complementing group 4 (XRCC4) m…

Endometriosis shows some characteristics of malignancy, including local invasion and aggressive spread to distant organs. The pathology of endometriosis may involve a complex interaction among genetic defects, DNA repairing defects and envi…