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Mutations in WNT4 are not responsible for Müllerian duct abnormalities in Chinese women.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Jun 2012
Chang Xinyue, Qin Yingying, Xu Chengyan, Li Guangyu, Zhao Xiaoming, Chen Zi-Jiang
Abstract excerpt
The WNT4 gene plays a crucial role in sexual differentiation and female genital tract development. This study screened WNT4 for mutation in 189 Chinese women with Müllerian duct abnormalities (10 Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, five Müllerian aplasia and 174 incomplete Müllerian fusion) and detected no perturbation that would indicate a major role for WNT4. Only one novel synonymous mutation (c.1091G>A)...
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