Association between PTPN22 and endometriosis

作者:Ammendola Maria; Bottini Nunzio; Pietropolli Adalgisa; Saccucci Patrizia; Gloria Bottini Fulvia*
来源:Fertility and Sterility, 2008, 89(4): 993-994.
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.008

摘要

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.