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Risk factors for different phenotypes of hypospadias: results from a Dutch case-control study.
BJU international - 1 Jul 2013
van Rooij Iris A L M, van der Zanden Loes F M, Brouwers Marijn M, Knoers Nine V A M, Feitz Wout F J, Roeleveld Nel
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UNLABELLED: WHAT'S KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? AND WHAT DOES THE STUDY ADD?: The various phenotypes of hypospadias may result from disturbances of dissimilar embryonic processes in different time windows, suggesting aetiological heterogeneity; however, only a few studies have investigated the risk factors for the different hypospadias phenotypes. The study confirmed that genetic predisposition possibly plays a role in...
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