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Identification of Differentially Expressed K-Ras Transcript Variants in Patients With Leiomyoma.
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) - 1 Oct 2017
Zolfaghari Nooshin, Shahbazi Shirin, Torfeh Mahnaz, Khorasani Maryam, Hashemi Mehrdad, Mahdian Reza
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PURPOSE: Molecular studies have demonstrated a wide range of gene expression variations in uterine leiomyoma. The rat sarcoma virus/rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma/mitogen-activated protein kinase (RAS/RAF/MAPK) is the crucial cellular pathway in transmitting external signals into nucleus. Deregulation of this pathway contributes to excessive cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. The present study aims to...
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