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Mutation screen of LOXL1 in patients with female pelvic organ prolapse.
Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Neupane Ruel, Sadeghi Zhina, Fu Rao, Hagstrom Stephanie A, Moore Courtenay K, Daneshgari Firouz
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OBJECTIVES: The LOXL1 (lysyl oxidase-like 1) gene encodes a copper-dependent monoamine oxidase that catalyzes the deamination of a lysine residue in the cross-linking of tropoelastin monomers to form elastin. LOXL1-KO mice do not deposit normal elastic fibers in their genitourinary tract resulting in postpartum pelvic organ prolapse and lower urinary tract dysfunction with decreased bladder capacity and lower...
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