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GWAS-Significant Loci and Uterine Fibroids Risk: Analysis of Associations, Gene-Gene and Gene-Environmental Interactions.
Frontiers in bioscience (Scholar edition) - 24 Dec 2024
Ponomareva Liubov, Kobzeva Ksenia, Bushueva Olga
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BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids (UF) is the most common benign tumour of the female reproductive system. We investigated the joint contribution of genome-wide association studies (GWAS)-significant loci and environment-associated risk factors to the UF risk, along with epistatic interactions between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). METHODS: DNA samples from 737 hospitalised patients with UF and 451 controls...
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