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Clinical and molecular characterization of the bladder exstrophy‐epispadias complex: analysis of 232 families
1 Dec 2004
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OBJECTIVE: To identify genetic and nongenetic factors contributing to the risk of bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In all, 285 families with BEEC were invited to participate in the study, and 232 of them were recruited. Epidemiological information was obtained from 151 of the consenting families, with a detailed clinical genetic examination of 94 probands. In all, 440 DNA samples...
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