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Murine expression and mutation analyses of the prostate androgen-regulated mucin-like protein 1 (Parm1) gene, a candidate for human epispadias.
Gene - 15 Sept 2012
Wittler Lars, Hilger Alina, Proske Judith, Pennimpede Tracie, Draaken Markus, Ebert Anne-Karoline, Rösch Wolfgang, Stein Raimund, Nöthen Markus M, Reutter Heiko, Ludwig Michael
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BACKGROUND: Epispadias is the mildest phenotype of the human bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC), and presents with varying degrees of severity. This urogenital birth defect results from a disturbance in the septation process, during which separate urogenital and anorectal components are formed through division of the cloaca. This process is reported to be influenced by androgen signaling. The human PARM1...
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