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PMID 17509578
Gene Name HLA-G
Condition Endometriosis
Association Associated
Sex Female
Associated genes HLA-G
Other associated phenotypes Endometriosis
Soluble HLA-G in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis.

Fertil Steril. 2008 Feb;89(2):465-7. Epub 2007 May 16.

Eidukaite, Audrone| Tamosiunas, Vytas

Department of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vilnius, Lithuania. elza@takas.lt

The aim of this study was to determine the level of soluble HLA-G molecules in the peritoneal fluid of endometriosis patients. The findings demonstrate that a soluble HLA-G level in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis is similar to that of the control group.

Mesh Terms: Adult| Ascitic Fluid/*chemistry/pathology| Case-Control Studies| Disease Progression| Endometriosis/*pathology/surgery| Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay| Female| HLA Antigens/*analysis| HLA-G Antigens| Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*analys