The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) polymorphisms and the risk of endometriosis in northern Iran

Banafsheh Emamifar, Zivar Salehi, Marzieh Mehrafza, Farhad Mashayekhi
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology · 2011 · vol. 28(6) , pp. 447–450 · doi:10.3109/09513590.2011.632791 · PMID:22128802 · W2123283662
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This study investigated VEGF polymorphisms and found the +405G>C variant was associated with an increased risk of endometriosis in women from northern Iran.

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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be a key molecule in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. In this study, we evaluated whether two polymorphisms -460T>C and +405G>C in VEGF are related with the susceptibility to endometriosis in northern Iran. Genomic DNA derived from patients with endometriosis and healthy women were analysed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. The total number of 1080 subjects (480 patients with endometriosis and 600 normal controls) was enrolled into the study. We used the Chi-square (χ(2)) test to evaluate each allele and genotype frequency of -460T>C and +405G>C polymorphisms among the cases and controls. The associations between the polymorphisms and the risk of endometriosis were estimated by odds ratio and their 95% confidence intervals. There was no significant differences in the VEGF -460T>C genotypes and allele frequencies between control women and endometriosis patients (P = 0.63). In contrast, an increased frequency of the +405CC genotype was observed in the patients with endometriosis as compared with the controls. The +405C allele was associated with the presence of endometriosis. It is concluded that the +405G>C polymorphism in VEGF may be associated with higher risk of endometriosis in northern Iran.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Peritoneal Diseases Polymorphism, Genetic Polymorphism, Genetic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Adult Case-Control Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Gene Frequency Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genotype Humans Iran Iran Peritoneal Diseases Peritoneal Diseases Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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