N-acetyl Transferase 2 Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Endometriosis. |
Young Min Choi, Ji Sung Yoon, Seung Yup Ku, Kyu Sup Lee, Sung Hyo Park, Eun Ran Chang, Noh Hyun Park, In Ae Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Chang Suk Suh, Seok Hyun Kim, Jung Gu Kim, Shin Yong Moon |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. 2Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. 3Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. 4Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Busan University College of Medicine, Korea. |
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Abstract |
OBJECTIVE To explore the association of the N-acetyl transferase 2 (NAT 2) gene polymorphisms with endometriosis. METHODS: One hundred seventy-two women with surgically or histologically diagnosed endometriosis of stages I-IV, and 205 patients with no evidence of endometriosis by laparoscopy or laparotomy served as control. Genotype distribution of NAT 2 polymorphisms and frequencies of slow and fast acetylators in affected women and controls were evaluated. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in the genotype distribution of NAT 2 polymorphisms and frequencies of slow and fast acetylators between the patients with endometriosis and the controls. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that N-acetyl transferase 2 gene polymorphisms is not associated with the risk for endometriosis in the Korean population. |
Key Words:
Endometriosis, N-acetyl transferase 2, NAT 2 gene, Polymorphism |
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