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- Title
Endometriosis Classification and The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Polymorphisms as A Therapeutic Target.
- Authors
Barra, Fabio; Ferro Desideri, Lorenzo; Roberti Maggiore, Umberto Leone; Gaetano Vellone, Valerio; Maramai, Mattia; Scala, Carolina; Ferrero, Simone
- Abstract
In the recent original research published on International Journal of Fertility and Sterility the association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) genetic polymorphisms and endometriosis in 150 Iranian patients suffered this disease. The authors notably found a lower frequency of TNF-α -863C/A allele A among the affected patients in comparison with healthy women, although this difference was not significant by adjusting multiple testing. We deem that the authors should specify, if these patients had peritoneal nodules, ovarian endometrioma/deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nodules or combination of them, since it has been hypothesized that these phenotypes may represent three distinct pathogenetic entities of endometriosis.
- Subjects
IRAN; ALLELES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENETIC polymorphisms; OVARIAN tumors; RISK assessment; TUMOR necrosis factors; PHENOTYPES; PERITONEUM tumors; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
International Journal of Fertility & Sterility, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 1, p76
- ISSN
2008-076X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22074/ijfs.2020.5876