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Ala/Thr60 variant of the Leydig insulin-like hormone is not associated with cryptorchidism in the Japanese population.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Jun 2001
Takahashi I, Takahashi T, Komatsu M, Matsuda J, Takada G
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BACKGROUND: Leydig insulin-like hormone (Insl3), a member of the insulin-like superfamily, is specifically expressed in Leydig cells of fetal and postnatal murine testis. Recently, the absence of the Insl3 gene has been reported to result in bilateral cryptorchidism in male mice and it has been s...
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