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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Endometriosis seems to be the result of a complex interaction between environmental factors and various genes. In this regard, the cytochrome subfamily 17 (CYP17) may play an important role by altering the biosynthesis of sex steroids. CYP2C19 is also an important member of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family, and related mutations may result in an inability to fully metabolize environmental chemicals and cytokines, leading to several diseases. This study sought to determine whether there is a relationship between endometriosis and CYP17 T>C, CYP2C19 *2 and CYP2C19 *3 polymorphisms. When samples from 46 patients with endometriosis and 39 healthy controls were analysed, A2A2 type mutation of the CYP17 gene was observed to be more frequent in patients with endometriosis (34.8 versus 7.7%, P = 0.003). No association was found between the severity of endometriosis and CYP2C19 *2 or CYP2C19 *3 polymorphisms of the CYP2C19 gene. These results suggest that mutations related with sex steroid metabolism seem to have an important role in endometriosis. However, the relation between detoxification ability and endometriosis should be examined in further studies with larger sample sizes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1472-6491
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
2009 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
286-90
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
CYP17 and CYP2C19 gene polymorphisms in patients with endometriosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Hacettepe, 06100 Ankara, Turkey. gbozdag@hacettepe.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't