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Polymorphisms in the P450 c17 (17-hydroxylase/17, 20-Lyase) gene: association with estradiol and testosterone concentration in hypospadias.
Urology - 1 Oct 2011
Yadav Chandra Shekhar, Bajpai Minu, Kumar Vivek, Datta Sudip Kumar, Gupta Piyush, Ahmed Rafat Sultana, Banerjee Basu Dev
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of CYP17 polymorphism with 17β-estradiol (E2) and testosterone (T) concentration in hypospadias. METHODS: Two-hundred twenty-three boys (91 with hypospadias and 132 age-matched controls) were included in the study. CYP17 polymorphism was evaluated using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method, whereas T and E2 levels were estimated in...
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