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Leiomyomata: heritability and cytogenetic studies.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
Ligon A H, Morton C C
Abstract excerpt
Leiomyomata represent the most common gynaecological tumour in women of reproductive age, and are the primary indication for hysterectomy in the USA. Cytogenetic and genetic studies have, in recent years, advanced our understanding of the aetiology of these tumours. Cytogenetic aberrations involving chromosomes 6, 7, 12 and 14 constitute the major chromosomal abnormalities seen in leiomyomata, and suggest the...
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