Fertility and Sterility

Neurotrimin: a novel neural cell adhesion molecule correlating with uterine fibroid phenotype

Uterine fibroids (UFs), also known as leiomyomas, are benign pelvic tumors that occur in nearly 70% of all reproductive-aged women (1, 2). Some of these women will develop severe symptoms associated with the presence of these tumors. Annually, UFs account for over 200,000 hysterectomies in the U.S.…