Association study between catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphisms and uterine leiomyomas in a Japanese population.

Association study between catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphisms and uterine leiomyomas in a Japanese population.

PURPOSE: To investigate a possible association between uterine leiomyomas and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphisms in a Japanese population. METHODS: We compared the allele frequencies and genotype distributions of the exon 4 NlaIII restriction site polymorphism (RSP), the P2 promoter H...

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Main Authors: Morikawa, J, Yoshida, S, Kennedy, S, Takemura, N, Sugimoto, M, Kitao, K, Deguchi, M, Ohara, N, Maruo, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008

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