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Association between PTPN22 and endometriosis.

Fertility and sterility (2007-07-13)
Maria Ammendola, Nunzio Bottini, Adalgisa Pietropolli, Patrizia Saccucci, Fulvia Gloria-Bottini
PMID17624340
ABSTRACT

PTPN22 is currently one of the few known shared-autoimmunity genes and is therefore a candidate marker for endometriosis. Our data show that female carriers of the PTPN22( *)T variant are significantly more susceptible to endometriosis than controls.