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. 2008 Apr;89(4):993-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.008. Epub 2007 Jul 10.

Association between PTPN22 and endometriosis

Maria Ammendola  1 , Nunzio Bottini, Adalgisa Pietropolli, Patrizia Saccucci, Fulvia Gloria-Bottini
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Association between PTPN22 and endometriosis

Maria Ammendola et al. Fertil Steril. 2008 Apr.
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Abstract

PTPN22 is currently one of the few known shared-autoimmunity genes and is therefore a candidate marker for endometriosis. Our data show that female carriers of the PTPN22( *)T variant are significantly more susceptible to endometriosis than controls.

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