Article
[Genetic and molecular biological aspects of the bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC)].
Der Urologe. Ausg. A - 1 Sept 2005
Ludwig M, Utsch B, Reutter H
Abstract excerpt
The bladder exstrophy and epispadias complex (BEEC) is an anterior midline defect with variable expression involving the infraumbilical abdominal wall including the pelvis, urinary tract, and external genitalia. The incidence varies with regard to ethnical background, sex, and phenotypic expression, and an incidence of 1:20,000 to 1:80,000 has been observed in the middle European population. No gene defect has...
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