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Family history as a risk factor for development of uterine leiomyomas. Results of a pilot study.

The Journal of reproductive medicine - 1 Aug 2002

Van Voorhis Bradley J, Romitti Paul A, Jones Michael P

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OBJECTIVE: To determine (1) the association between maternal history of leiomyomas and those in women under the age of 50, and (2) the ability of subjects to report a family history of leiomyomas. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a hospital-based, case-control study. The cases were women with pathologically confirmed leiomyomas, and the controls were women with no leiomyomas after pathologic examination of the uterus...

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PMID: 12216434

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