A genetic association study of kisspeptin 1/ neurokinin B systems in patients with infertility: is it that simple?

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A genetic association study of kisspeptin 1/ neurokinin B systems in patients with infertility: is it that simple?

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A genetic association study of kisspeptin 1/ neurokinin B systems in patients with infertility: Is it that simple?

Genetic association studies are a useful tool for scientists to pinpoint potential culprit areas in the human genome that may be implicated in the pathogenesis of diseases. But is it that simple? How do you know whether the association is real? Does association mean causation? What if the results ar…

VOLUME 114, ISSUE 4, P762-763

Author:

Charalampos Chatzicharalampous, M.D., Ph.D.

Abstract:

Reflections on "Female infertility is associated with an altered expression of the NKB/NK3R and kisspeptin/KISS1R systems in ovarian granulosa and cumulus cells" by Blasco et al.

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