Uterine leiomyomas represent the most common benign gynecologic tumor. These hormone-
dependent smooth-muscle formations occur with an estimated prevalence of~ 70% among …

Uterine leiomyoma (LM), also known as uterine fibroids, are common gynecological tumors
and can reach a prevalence of 70% among women by the age of 50 years. Notably, the LM …

Age at menarche (AAM) is an important marker of the pubertal development and function of
the hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian system. It was reported as a possible factor for a risk of …

Uterine leiomyomas (ULs) are benign tumors that are a major burden to women's health. A
genome-wide association study on 15,453 UL cases and 392,628 controls was performed …

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors of the uterus affecting up to 77% of women by
menopause. They are the leading indication for hysterectomy, and account for $34 billion …

There has been a significant annual increase in the number of cases of uterine leiomyomas
or fibroids (UF) among women of all races and ages across the world. A fortune is usually …

Highlights•Disorders of the human reproductive system can be classified based on the
functional activity of the gonads as either hypogonadal (low estrogen state) or eugonadal …

Aim Uterine leiomyomas (UL) are smooth muscular nodes, whose growth is dependant up
on the complex interplay of hormones with genes and uterine physiology. Global statistics …

Abstract Background Bet1 Golgi vesicular membrane trafficking protein-like (BET1L)
rs2280543 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and diet have been independently …

We conducted a follow-up association study across extended candidate chromosomal
regions for uterine leiomyoma (UL), or fibroids, to search for loci influencing the size of UL in …