EGFR and uterine corpus leiomyoma: We have reported that Cd stimulates proliferation of estrogen-responsive human uterine leiomyoma (ht-UtLM; fibroid) cells through nongenomic signaling involving the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER), with activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (pMAPK44/42).