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Uterine fibroids (UFs; leiomyomas) are the most important benign neoplastic threat to women's healthworldwide, but disproportionately affect women of color, particularly African American (AA) women, who have athreefold higher incidence rate and relative risk of UFs than Caucasian (CC) women. While the underlyingcause for this risk disparity is not fully understood, recent studies implicate hypovitaminosis D as a majorcontributor.

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Boyer, Thomas G