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Leu/Val SNP polymorphism of CYP1B1 and risk of uterine leiomyoma in a Black population.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Mar 2016
Bideau Virgil S, Alleyne Angela T
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Uterine leiomyoma (UL) is the most commonly occurring benign tumor that affects women of reproductive ages. Studies strongly suggest that ULs are hormonally dependent and that genes acting in estrogen metabolism might be involved in their development. The focus of this case-control study was to determine whether the Leucine432Valine single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the gene encoding cytochrome P450 1B1...
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