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ReviewMolecular human reproduction2024

Racial disparity in uterine leiomyoma: new insights of genetic and environmental burden in myometrial cells.

Nazeer H Khan, Ross McNally, J Julie Kim, Jian-Jun Wei

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Review in Molecular human reproduction, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Primary leiomyoma in the hepatorenal space: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nazeer H KhanDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ross McNallyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9244-8683
J Julie KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9834-8213
Jian-Jun WeiDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0281-2793
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Reactive Oxygen Species in the Initiation, Survival and Racial Disparity of Uterine LeiomyomaR01CA254367 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KIM, JI-YONG JULIE, WEI, JIAN-JUN · 2020 to 2025
$2.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA254367NCI NIH HHS R01CA254367
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 burden is much higher in Black women with earlier onset, a greater tumor number, size, and severity compared to White women. Published knowledge shows that there are genetic, environmental, and lifestyle-based risk factors associated with racial disparity for LM. Significant strides have been made on genomic, epigenomic, and transcriptomic data levels in Black and White women to elucidate the underlying pathomolecular reasons of racial disparity in LM development. However, racial disparity of LM remains a major area of concern in gynecological research. This review highlights risk factors of LM and their role in different races. Furthermore, we discuss the genetics and uterine myometrial microenvironment in LM development. Comparative findings revealed that a major racial difference in the disease is linked to myometrial oxidative burden and altered ROS pathways which is relevant to the oxidized guanine in genomic DNA and MED12 mutations that drive the LM genesis. Considering the burden and morbidity of LM, we anticipate that this review on genetic risk and myometrial microenvironment will strengthen understanding and propel the growth of research to address the racial disparity of LM burden.

Indexed as

LeiomyomaUterine NeoplasmsBlack or African AmericanFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMediator ComplexMiddle AgedMyometriumTumor MicroenvironmentUterusWhiteMED12 protein, humanMediator ComplexenvironmentepigeneticsleiomyomaMED12methylationmutationsmyometriumoxidative stressracial disparitytranscriptome

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PMID38290796
PMCPMC10904341
OpenAlexW4392790418

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