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Prospective analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the transforming growth factor beta-1 gene in Peyronie's disease.
The Journal of urology - 1 Jan 2003
Hauck Ekkehard W, Hauptmann Arne, Schmelz Hans U, Bein Gregor, Weidner Wolfgang, Hackstein Holger
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PURPOSE: The detection of increased expression of transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta1) in Peyronie's disease plaques and the possibility of initiating a Peyronie's disease-like condition by intratunical injection of a synthetic heptopeptide with TGF-beta-like activity in an animal model has provided evidence for the central role of this cytokine in the pathogenesis of this entity. Recently 2 defined...
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