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Aetiology of hypospadias: a systematic review of genes and environment.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
van der Zanden L F M, van Rooij I A L M, Feitz W F J, Franke B, Knoers N V A M, Roeleveld N
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BACKGROUND: Hypospadias is a common congenital malformation of the male external genitalia. Most cases have an unknown aetiology, which is probably a mix of monogenic and multifactorial forms, implicating both genes and environmental factors. This review summarizes current knowledge about the aetiology of hypospadias. METHODS: Pubmed was used to identify studies on hypospadias aetiology published between January...
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