Endometriosis Knowledgebase

PMID	20385382
Gene Name	VEGFA
Condition	Endometriosis
Association	Associated
Population size	66
Population details	66 (46 nonobese women with laparoscopically and histopathologically confirmed endometriosis, 20 control women without pelvic pathology)
Sex	Female
Associated genes	Ghrelin,VEGF
Other associated phenotypes	Endometriosis
Elevated ghrelin levels in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis: associations with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and inflammatory cytokines. Fertil Steril. 2010 Jun;94(1):e31; author repply e32. doi: Verit, Fatma Ferda\| Ayas, Selcuk Mesh Terms: Ascitic Fluid/metabolism\| Cytokines/metabolism\| Endometriosis/diagnosis/metabolism\| Female\| Ghrelin/metabolism\| Humans\| Inflammation Mediators/metabolism\| Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/*metabolism\|DA 2010/06/18 06:00