Expression of HOXA11 in the mid-luteal endometrium from women with endometriosis-associated infertility

Table 2 HOXA11 transcript and protein levels in eutopic mid-luteal endometrium from infertile women with endometriosis, fertile women and infertile women with tubal occlusion

Endometriosis		Fertile women		p^c	Tubal occlusion		p^d
Median (Range)	Mean (± SD)	Median (Range)	Mean (± SD)		Median (Range)	Mean (± SD)
0.125 (0.0252- 0.469)^a	0.155 ± 0.118^a	0.246 (0.101- 8.669)^a	1.449 ± 2.608^a	0.003	0.322 (0.035- 7.266)^a	0.922 ± 1.710^a	0.041
0.694 (0.316- 3.772)^b	1.023 ± 0.873^b	1.385 (0.753-4.312)^b	1.608 ± 0.889^b	0.004	1.994 (0.837 - 5.859)^b	1.570 ± 0.821^b	0.001

^a The target mRNA levels were corrected to the amount of ACTB and GAPDH cDNA and expressed as multiplicity of these cDNA copies in the calibrator. ^bThe amount of Western blot-detected proteins was presented as the HOXA11-to-β-actin protein band optical density ratio. P values for ^cendometriosis vs fertile women or ^dendometriosis vs infertile women with tubal occlusion were assed by Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test.

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