1. Meta-analysis identifies five novel loci associated with endometriosis highlighting key genes involved in hormone metabolism.
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Sapkota, Yadav, Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur, Morris, Andrew P, Fassbender, Amelie, Rahmioglu, Nilufer, De Vivo, Immaculata, Buring, Julie E, Zhang, Futao, Edwards, Todd L, Jones, Sarah, O, Dorien, Peterse, Daniëlle, Rexrode, Kathryn M, Ridker, Paul M, Schork, Andrew J, MacGregor, Stuart, Martin, Nicholas G, Becker, Christian M, Adachi, Sosuke, Yoshihara, Kosuke, Enomoto, Takayuki, Takahashi, Atsushi, Kamatani, Yoichiro, Matsuda, Koichi, Kubo, Michiaki, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Geirsson, Reynir T, Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Wallace, Leanne M, iPSYCH-SSI-Broad Group, Yang, Jian, Velez Edwards, Digna R, Nyegaard, Mette, Low, Siew-Kee, Zondervan, Krina T, Missmer, Stacey A, D'Hooghe, Thomas, Montgomery, Grant W, Chasman, Daniel I, Stefansson, Kari, Tung, Joyce Y, and Nyholt, Dale R
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iPSYCH-SSI-Broad Group ,Humans ,Endometriosis ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Gonadal Steroid Hormones ,Estrogen Receptor alpha ,Genotype ,Polymorphism ,Single Nucleotide ,Adult ,Aged ,Middle Aged ,Female ,Metabolic Networks and Pathways ,Genome-Wide Association Study ,Genetic Loci ,Genetics ,Pain Research ,Human Genome ,Contraception/Reproduction ,Clinical Research ,Prevention ,2.1 Biological and endogenous factors ,1.1 Normal biological development and functioning - Abstract
Endometriosis is a heritable hormone-dependent gynecological disorder, associated with severe pelvic pain and reduced fertility; however, its molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here we perform a meta-analysis of 11 genome-wide association case-control data sets, totalling 17,045 endometriosis cases and 191,596 controls. In addition to replicating previously reported loci, we identify five novel loci significantly associated with endometriosis risk (P
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- 2017