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S Kennedy1, S Bennett, D E Weeks.
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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.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11476354 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/7.4.411
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Reprod Update ISSN: 1355-4786 Impact factor: 15.610