Estrogen receptor and laminin genetic polymorphism among women with pelvic organ prolapse

• Main Authors: Bothaina Nakad (Author), Fuad Fares (Author), Naiel Azzam (Author), Benjamin Feiner (Author), Ariel Zilberlicht (Author), Yoram Abramov (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Laminin is a connective tissue component. The LAMC1 gene encodes for gamma-1 chain of laminin, which is associated with familial clustering of POP. The ERα gene which encodes for cellular estrogen receptor has also been associated with POP. The aim of this study was to evaluate a possible...