Michèle Cioffi

ORCID: 0000-0003-3883-111X · 4 papers in corpus
book-chapter 2012
Current Insights and Future Advances in Endometriosis Diagnostics
·doi:10.5772/30452

Endometriosis is a benign gynaecological disease characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. This condition is mainly found in women of reproductive age, from all ethnic and social groups and i…

article 2008
CYP17 and CYP19 gene polymorphisms in women affected with endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1786

ObjectiveTo investigate whether CYP17 T>C polymorphism and polymorphisms C1558T and Val80 of CYP19 are related to endometriosis.DesignClinical study.Patient(s)Women affected with endometriosis (n = 104) and control group (n = 86). The diagn…

article 2007
Arg72Pro p53 polymorphism in Italian women: no association with endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.049

p53 codon 72 polymorphism in Italian women have a minor role in determining genetic susceptibility to endometriosis. The racial differences, in association with other risk factors, might be underlined in endometriotic disease.

article 1996
Serum and peritoneal CA-125 levels as diagnostic test for endometriosis
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/0301-2115(95)02372-0

ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical utility of CA-125 in the diagnosis of endometriosis and to compare the sensitivity of the serum and the peritoneal test as indicator of disease.Study designPeritoneal fluid was obtained at laparoscopy. The …