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Fumarate Hydratase Mutation in a Young Woman With Uterine Leiomyomas and a Family History of Renal Cell Cancer.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jul 2015
Mann Merry Lynn, Ezzati Mohammad, Tarnawa Edward D, Carr Bruce R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Heterozygous gene mutations in fumarate hydratase can result in a syndrome characterized by hereditary (cutaneous and uterine) leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer. This disorder has been described in more than 200 families, but the prevalence of the disease is unknown. CASE: A 22 year-old woman of Bangladeshi lineage presented with menorrhagia and pelvic pain secondary to uterine leiomyomas and...
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