Heritability of endometriosis

Rama Saha; Hans Järnbert Pettersson; Hans Pettersson; Pia Svedberg; Matts Olovsson; Agneta Bergqvist; Lena Marions; Per Tornvall; Ralf Kuja-Halkola; Ralf Kuja‐Halkola

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.035

Heritability of endometriosis

Rama Saha, Hans Järnbert Pettersson, Hans Pettersson, Pia Svedberg, Matts Olovsson, Agneta Bergqvist, Lena Marions, Per Tornvall, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ralf Kuja‐Halkola

Fertility and sterility · 2015 · vol. 104(4) , pp. 947–952 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.035 · PMID:26209831 · W1908598451

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This paper investigated the heritability of endometriosis, aiming to quantify the genetic contribution to the development of the condition.

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Endometriosis Genetic Predisposition to Disease Adult Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Diseases in Twins Diseases in Twins Diseases in Twins Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Middle Aged Models, Genetic Quantitative Trait, Heritable Twins, Dizygotic Twins, Dizygotic Twins, Dizygotic Twins, Monozygotic Twins, Monozygotic

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A genome-wide association study identifies genetic variants in the CDKN2BAS locus associated with endometriosis in Japanese via openalex
A nonsynonymous variant of IL1A is associated with endometriosis in Japanese population via openalex
Association between endometriosis and the interleukin 1A (IL1A) locus via openalex
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Common genetic influences underlie comorbidity of migraine and endometriosis via openalex
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[1] A genome-wide association study identifies genetic variants in the CDKN2BAS locus associated with endometriosis in Japanese via openalex

[2] A nonsynonymous variant of IL1A is associated with endometriosis in Japanese population via openalex

[3] Association between endometriosis and the interleukin 1A (IL1A) locus via openalex

[4] Chronic gynecological conditions reported by US women: findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 1984 to 1992. via openalex

[5] Common genetic influences underlie comorbidity of migraine and endometriosis via openalex

[6] Endometriosis and Organochlorinated Environmental Pollutants: A Case–Control Study on Italian Women of Reproductive Age via openalex

[7] Endometriosis in monozygotic twins via openalex

[8] Environmental PCB exposure and risk of endometriosis via openalex

[9] EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex

[10] Epidemiology of endometriosis in women attending family planning clinics. via openalex

[11] ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis via openalex

[12] Familial aggregation of endometriosis in the Yale Series via openalex

[13] Familial endometriosis via openalex

[14] Family trait analysis: A case-control study of 43 women with endometriosis and their best friends via openalex

[15] Genetic influences on endometriosis in an Australian twin sample via openalex

[16] Genetic variants underlying risk of endometriosis: insights from meta-analysis of eight genome-wide association and replication datasets via openalex

[17] Genome-wide association study identifies a locus at 7p15.2 associated with endometriosis via openalex

[18] Genome-Wide Association Study Link Novel Loci to Endometriosis via openalex

[19] Heritability and candidate genes for endometriosis via openalex

[20] Heritability and Molecular Genetic Studies of Endometriosis via openalex

[21] Heritable aspects of endometriosis via openalex

[22] High prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulation and normospermic partners via openalex

[23] INCIDENCE OF PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, 1970–1979 via openalex

[24] Meta-analysis of genome-wide association scans for genetic susceptibility to endometriosis in Japanese population via openalex

[25] Organochlorine exposure and the risk of endometriosis via openalex

[26] Prevalence of newly diagnosed endometriosis in women attending the general practitioner via openalex

[27] Replication and meta-analysis of previous genome-wide association studies confirm vezatin as the locus with the strongest evidence for association with endometriosis via openalex

[28] Selected food intake and risk of endometriosis via openalex

[29] Serum dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls, and endometriosis: A case-control study in Atlanta via openalex

[30] The Physiopathology of Endometriosis: Pollution and Dioxin via openalex

[31] W2126266321 via openalex

[32] W2127149967 via openalex

[33] W2139741257 via openalex

[34] W1995618284 via openalex

[35] W2168412098 via openalex

[36] W4212787352 via openalex

[37] W1972563403 via openalex

[38] W2098405376 via openalex

[39] W4321429418 via openalex

[40] W2098736824 via openalex

[41] W2039735851 via openalex

[42] W2015612792 via openalex

[43] W2119947818 via openalex