Endometriosis Knowledgebase

PMID	17919613
Gene Name	CD44
Condition	Endometriosis
Association	Associated
Sex	Female
Associated genes	CD44
Other associated phenotypes	Endometriosis
High soluble CD44 concentration in peritoneal fluid in endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2008 May;89(5):1267-8. Epub 2007 Oct 24. Hasegawa, Akiko\| Yoshino, Osamu\| Osuga, Yutaka\| Hirata, Tetsuya\| Yano, Tetsu\| Taketani, Yuji Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan. The concentration of the soluble form of CD44, a competitive inhibitor for CD44 and hyaluronic acid binding, is higher in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis than in the peritoneal fluid of patients without endometriosis. Mesh Terms: Adult\| Antigens, CD44/metabolism\| Ascitic Fluid/immunology/metabolism\| Biomarkers/metabolism\| Case-Control Studies\| Disease Progression\| Endometriosis/immunology/*metabolism\| Female\| Humans\| Laparoscopy\| Regression Analysis\|DA 2008/06/14 09:00