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The CAG repeat polymorphism in the Androgen receptor gene modifies the risk for hypospadias in Caucasians

BACKGROUND: Hypospadias is a birth defect of the urethra in males, and a milder form of 46,XY disorder of sexual development (DSD). The disease is characterized by a ventrally placed urinary opening due to a premature fetal arrest of the urethra development. Moreover, the Androgen receptor (AR) gene...

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Autores principales: Adamovic, Tatjana, Nordenskjöld, Agneta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23167717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-13-109