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Elsevier, Fertility and Sterility, 7(94), p. 2923-2926, 2010

DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.008

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The vitamin E–binding protein afamin is altered significantly in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis

Journal article published in 2010 by Beata E. Seeber, Theresa Czech, Hannes Buchner, Kurt T. Barnhart, Christoph Seger ORCID, Guenter Daxenbichler, Ludwig Wildt, Hans Dieplinger
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Abstract

The objective of this case-control study of 242 reproductive-age women was to determine the concentration of afamin in the serum and peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis and to test afamin as a diagnostic marker of endometriosis. Afamin levels were altered significantly in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis compared with disease-free controls, correlated with vitamin E levels, and are consistent with increased oxidative stress in the peritoneal cavity of women with endometriosis.