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. 2017 Dec 1;18(12):2586. doi: 10.3390/ijms18122586
25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D
AI aromatase inhibitor
ALK5 transforming growth factor-β type 1 receptor
BCL B-cell lymphoma
CDK cyclin-dependent kinase
COMT catechol-O-methyltransferase
ECG epicatechin gallate
EGC epigallocatechin
EGCG epigallocatechin gallate
ER estrogen receptor
GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone
MMP matrix metalloproteinase
mRNA messenger RNA
PCNA proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PR progesterone receptor
QoL quality of life
RCT randomized control trial
SPRM selective progesterone receptor modulator
TGF-β transforming growth factor beta
TIMP tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
UF uterine fibroid
UPA ulipristal acetate
VDR vitamin D receptor