Abstract:
:Endometriosis is a sex steroids-dependent disease. It has been postulated that certain genetic polymorphisms involved in sex steroids biosynthesis and metabolisms may be associated with increased risk of developing endometriosis. Despite a deluge of reports of positive associations of endometriosis with numerous polymorphisms involving sex steroids production and metabolism, the results are often conflicting. We performed a meta-analysis of 12 association studies on 5 genes (CYP17, CYP19, AR, PR and ER). We found that many reported positive findings were not supported by the data due to faulty analysis. There have been no functional data that support a putative relationship of these genetic polymorphisms with endometriosis. A handful of positive findings so far have not been independently replicated, and should be viewed as preliminary. In addition, these findings should be counterbalanced by legitimate concerns of multiple comparisons, small prior probability of association with a particular polymorphism, proper selection of controls, and lack of replication (at least until now). In future association studies, it may be productive to put more thought to study design, execution, and data analysis.
journal_name
Gynecol Obstet Investjournal_title
Gynecologic and obstetric investigationauthors
Guo SWdoi
10.1159/000089011keywords:
subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
90-105issue
2eissn
0378-7346issn
1423-002Xpii
89011journal_volume
61pub_type
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更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000292053
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000292545
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000010119
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000101738
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000446946
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000092803
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000076690
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000091497
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000262451
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000292993
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000291808
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000364867
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1159/000486674
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000292521
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000085535
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000066294
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000291863
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000080073
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000076786
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00