Evaluation of vitamin D receptor expression in uterine leiomyoma and nonneoplastic myometrial tissue: a cross‐sectional controlled study

• Main Authors: Maria Simone Oliveira Lima (Author), Benedito Borges da Silva (Author), Menandro Lima de Medeiros (Author), Alesse Ribeiro dos Santos (Author), Emerson Davi do Nascimento Brazil (Author), Walberto Monteiro Neiva Eulálio Filho (Author), Jerusia Oliveira Ibiapina (Author), Antônio Gilberto Albuquerque Brito (Author), Pedro Vitor Lopes Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Uterine myomas are the most frequent benign solid pelvic tumors in women of reproductive age. At present, uterine myomas are the most common indication for hysterectomy because of the morbidity they cause, including intense bleeding, compression of adjacent organs, pain, and infe...