Genetics and infertility II Affected sib-pair analysis in endometriosis

Stephen Kennedy, Simon T. Bennett
2001 · W2104667035
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This paper reviews evidence for a genetic basis of endometriosis and describes the OXEGENE study's use of affected-sib pair analysis to identify susceptibility genes.

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This paper (i) reviews the current clinical and molecular genetic data which strongly suggest that endometriosis has a genetic basis; (ii) outlines the general principles of affected-sib pair analysis; and (iii) describes the Oxford Endometriosis Gene (OXEGENE) Study which aims, using a positional cloning approach, to identify susceptibility genes involved in the development of the disease.

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