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No association between estrogen receptor beta polymorphisms and uterine leiomyoma.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Dec 2009
Zhai Xian-Dun, Ye Yi, Yang Yang, Wang Zheng, Mo Yao-Nan
Abstract excerpt
Numerous candidate genes have been proposed as susceptibility factors for the development of uterine leiomyoma. Interaction of estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) and estrogen receptor beta (ESR2) plays a pivotal role in tunica muscularis uteri cell proliferation, differentiation, and tumorigenesis of myometrium. To our knowledge, no study has examined the relationship between the ESR2 and uterine leiomyoma. The aim...
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