Results
| PMID | 10325287 |
| Gene Name | HOXA10 |
| Condition | Endometriosis |
| Association |
Associated |
| Population size | 80 |
| Population details | 80 (40 normal cycling controls, 40 patients with documented endometriosis) |
| Sex | Female |
| Infertility type | Female infertility |
| Associated genes | HOXA10, HOXA11 |
| Other associated phenotypes |
Endometriosis associated infertility |
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Hum Reprod. 1999 May;14(5):1328-31. Taylor, H S| Bagot, C| Kardana, A| Olive, D| Arici, A Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208063, New Haven, CT 06520-8063, USA. HOXA10 and HOXA11 are homeobox genes that function as transcription factors essential to embryonic development. We have recently described a role for each of these two genes in regulating endometrial development in the adult during the course of a menstrual cycle. Both Hoxa10 and Hoxa11 are essential for implantation in the mouse and appear to play a similar role in women. To investigate the role of HOX genes in the endometrium of women with endometriosis, quantitative Northern blot analysis was performed on the endometrium of 40 normal cycling controls and 40 patients with documented endometriosis. Patients with endometriosis failed to show the expected mid-luteal rise in HOX gene expression as demonstrated in the controls. Aberrant HOX gene expression suggests that altered development of the endometrium at the molecular level may contribute to the aetiology of infertility in patients with endometriosis. Mesh Terms: Adult| Animals| Case-Control Studies| *Embryo Implantation| Endometriosis/*metabolism| Endometrium/*metabolism| Female| Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/*physiology| *Genes, Homeobox| Humans| Mice| Transcription Factors/*genetics| Up- |
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