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Hypospadias and the androgen receptor gene: mutation screening and CAG repeat length analysis.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 May 2001
Muroya K, Sasagawa I, Suzuki Y, Nakada T, Ishii T, Ogata T
Abstract excerpt
We report on mutation screening and CAG repeat length analysis of the androgen receptor (AR) gene in 21 patients with hypospadias. The urethral meatus was located at the glandular region in six patients (glandular type), at the penile shaft in seven patients (penile type), and at the scrotal/perineal region in eight patients (scrotal/perineal type). Mutation screening was performed for exons 1-8 and their...
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