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Studies of a co-chaperone of the androgen receptor, FKBP52, as candidate for hypospadias.
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E - 7 Mar 2007
Beleza-Meireles Ana, Barbaro Michela, Wedell Anna, Töhönen Virpi, Nordenskjöld Agneta
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BACKGROUND: Hypospadias is a common inborn error of the male urethral development, for which the aetiology is still elusive. Polymorphic variants in genes involved in the masculinisation of male genitalia, such as the androgen receptor, have been associated with some cases of hypospadias. Co-regulators of the androgen receptor start being acknowledged as possible candidates for hormone-resistance instances, which...
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