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Blood Pressure, Cardiometabolic Traits, and Cardiovascular Events in Women With Uterine Fibroids: A Genetic Correlation and Mendelian Randomization Study.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 15 Apr 2025
Henry Joséphine, Berrandou Takiy, Brewster Lizzy M, Bouatia-Naji Nabila
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BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids (UFs) are understudied uterus neoplasms, mainly affecting women of reproductive age and often leading to hysterectomy. Clinical series suggest impaired cardiometabolic features in UFs. We investigated potential genetic links between blood pressure (BP), several cardiometabolic traits, and UFs. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used summary statistics of genome-wide association studies for UFs...
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