Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Polymorphism Is Associated With Increased Uterine Leiomyoma Risk in Different Ethnic Groups
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation
- Vol. 13 (2) , 136-144
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsgi.2005.10.007
Abstract
Objectives:Uterine leiomyomas (ULMs) are estrogen-dependent tumors that are more common in African American women. The etiology for such ethnic disparity is cur...Keywords
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