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The genetic heterogeneity of uterine leiomyomata.
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America - 1 Mar 2006
Lobel Melissa K, Somasundaram Priya, Morton Cynthia C
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Research investigating the genetics of UL has already been successful in gathering epidemiologic evidence for heritability, establishing the clonal and mosaic nature of these tumors, correlating genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, defining cytogenetic subgroups, and identifying specific genes involved in tumorigenesis. Although UL are known to be benign tumors, the impact they have on the lives of so many...
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