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The molecular basis of cryptorchidism.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 Apr 2003
Ivell Richard, Hartung Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Cryptorchidism is the commonest malady to affect newborn male infants. Until recently, the molecular aetiology of this syndrome was unclear. Cryptorchidism may be part of a broader testicular dysgenesis syndrome, wherein a disturbance in steroid hormone metabolism, possibly through a perturbed hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis could be involved. Disturbance may be genetic, or extrinsic through endocrine...
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