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HOXA10 and HOXA13 sequence variations in human female genital malformations including congenital absence of the uterus and vagina.
Gene - 15 Apr 2013
Ekici Arif B, Strissel Pamela L, Oppelt Patricia G, Renner Stefan P, Brucker Sara, Beckmann Matthias W, Strick Reiner
Abstract excerpt
Congenital genital malformations occurring in the female population are estimated to be 5 per 1000 and associate with infertility, abortion, stillbirth, preterm delivery and other organ abnormalities. Complete aplasia of the uterus, cervix and upper vagina (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome) has an incidence of 1 per 4000 female live births. The molecular etiology of congenital genital malformations...
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