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Analysis of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutations in patients with congenital absence of the uterus and vagina.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2003
Timmreck Lorna S, Gray Mark R, Handelin Barbara, Allito Bernice, Rohlfs Elizabeth, Davis Ann J, Gidwani Gita, Reindollar Richard H
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) mutations and congenital absence of the uterus and vagina (CAUV) was examined. CFTR mutations have previously been associated with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD). CBAVD is caused by a disruption in the vas deferens, a Wolffian duct derivative. Because the embryologic development of the Müllerian...
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