Fertility and Sterility
Volume 85, Issue 2 , Pages 462-467 , February 2006

Genotype distribution of estrogen receptor-alpha, catechol-O-methyltransferase, and cytochrome P450 17 gene polymorphisms in Caucasian women with uterine leiomyomas

  • Dominik Denschlag, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, School of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dominik Denschlag, M.D., Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (FAX: +1-514-843-1415).
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  • Eva-Katrin Bentz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Lukas Hefler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Detlef Pietrowski, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, School of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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  • Robert Zeillinger, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Clemens Tempfer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, School of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Dan Tong, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Received 23 March 2005 ,Revised 15 July 2005 ,Accepted 15 July 2005.

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PII: S0015-0282(05)03688-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1308

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 85, Issue 2 , Pages 462-467 , February 2006

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