A single stem cell mutation triggers fibroid tumors
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
Fibroid uterine tumors affect an estimated 15 million women in the United States, causing irregular bleeding, anemia, pain and infertility. Despite the high prevalence of the tumors, which occur in 60 percent of women by age 45, the molecular cause has been unknown.
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