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Clonally related uterine leiomyomas are common and display branched tumor evolution.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 2015
Mehine Miika, Heinonen Hanna-Riikka, Sarvilinna Nanna, Pitkänen Esa, Mäkinen Netta, Katainen Riku, Tuupanen Sari, Bützow Ralf, Sjöberg Jari, Aaltonen Lauri A
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Uterine leiomyomas are extremely frequent benign smooth muscle tumors often presenting as multiple concurrent lesions and causing symptoms such as abnormal menstrual bleeding, abdominal pain and infertility. While most leiomyomas are believed to arise independently, a few studies have encountered...
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