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The identification of two subgroups of obese women with differing endometrial proliferation levels: potential consequences in the development of endometrial cancer.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jul 2012
Villavicencio A, Aguilar G, Acuña J, Gabler F, Soto E, Gaete F, Peñaloza P, Celis M, Owen G I
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Enhanced endometrial proliferation correlates obesity to type-I (estrogen-dependent) endometrial cancer (EC). Our aim was to distinguish obese women (without EC) with differing endometrial proliferation. Endometrial and blood samples were obtained from normal-weight and obese women without EC. Type-I EC samples were obtained from obese patients. On measuring endometrial proliferation (Ki67 and phosphorylated...
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