Are uterine leiomyoma a consequence of a chronically inflammatory immune system?

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Medical Hypotheses

• Publication date

  2012-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.04.046PMID 22608860
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