Lack of an association human dioxin detoxification gene polymorphisms with endometriosis in Japanese women: results of a pilot study

Table 2 Results of the association tests for five microsatellite markers with endometriosis

Gene	Location	Position^a	Repeat unit	Number of alleles	Patients^b	Controls^b	Odds ratio (90 % CI)	P value
AhR	Intron 2	22,322	(CA)n	8	39 (24.1)	49 (20.9)	1.20 (0.74–1.93)	0.461
ARNT	Promoter	−10,880	(TAA)n	3	65 (50.8)	79 (44.9)	1.27 (0.80–2.00)	0.309
ARNT	Promoter	−9,907	(TG)n	14	20 (17.2)	20 (12.2)	1.50 (0.77–2.93)	0.235
ARNT	Intron 1	11,774	(ATTT)n	2	20 (17.5)	21 (15.4)	1.17 (0.60–2.28)	0.655
ARNT	Intron 13	55,880	(TTTTG)n	3	107 (75.9)	128 (68.8)	1.43 (0.87–2.34)	0.159

CI, Confidence interval
^aPosition is the number of nucleotides from the first nucleotide (A) of the start codon
^bData are presented as the number with the percentage in parenthesis

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