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A single base pair mutation encoding a premature stop codon in the MIS type II receptor is responsible for canine persistent Müllerian duct syndrome.
Journal of andrology - 1 Jan 2000
Wu Xiufeng, Wan Shengqin, Pujar Shashikant, Haskins Mark E, Schlafer Donald H, Lee Mary M, Meyers-Wallen Vicki N
Abstract excerpt
Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS), a secreted glycoprotein in the transforming growth factor-beta family of growth factors, mediates regression of the Müllerian ducts during embryonic sex differentiation in males. In persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS), rather than undergoing involution, the Müllerian ducts persist in males, giving rise to the uterus, fallopian tubes, and upper vagina. Genetic defects in...
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