Application of a Patient Derived Xenograft Model for Predicative Study of Uterine Fibroid Disease.

Human uterine fibroids, benign tumors derived from the smooth muscle layers of the uterus, impose a major health burden to up to 50% of premenopausal women in their daily life. To improve our understanding of this disease, we developed and characterized a patient-derived xenograft model by subcutane...

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Main Authors: Martin Fritsch, Nicole Schmidt, Ina Gröticke, Anna-Lena Frisk, Christopher S Keator, Markus Koch, Ov D Slayden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4654507?pdf=render