Mutated stem cell ‘goes wild’ to trigger fibroids
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
in Health & Medicine
Fibroid uterine tumors affect an estimated 15 million women in the United States, causing irregular bleeding, anemia, pain and infertility. [...]
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