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Mutation screening of BMP4, BMP7, HOXA4 and HOXB6 genes in Chinese patients with hypospadias.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2007
Chen Taiji, Li Qiang, Xu Jiajie, Ding Keyue, Wang Yanping, Wang Weiqiu, Li Senkai, Shen Yan
Abstract excerpt
Hypospadias, one of the most common congenital abnormalities of the male external genitalia with elusive etiology, are caused by a defect in the normal development of the urethra, foreskin and ventral aspect of the penis. Evidences indicate that BMP4 and BMP7, two of those major factors in a signaling cascade involved in controlling the embryonic urethral development, play central roles in the normal development...
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