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Phenotype specific association of the TGFBR3 locus with nonsyndromic cryptorchidism.
The Journal of urology - 1 May 2015
Barthold Julia S, Wang Yanping, Kolon Thomas F, Kollin Claude, Nordenskjöld Agneta, Olivant Fisher Alicia, Figueroa T Ernesto, BaniHani Ahmad H, Hagerty Jennifer A, Gonzalez Ricardo, Noh Paul H, Chiavacci Rosetta M, Harden Kisha R, Abrams Debra J, Kim Cecilia E, Mateson Abigail B, Robbins Alan K, Li Jin, Akins Robert E, Hakonarson Hakon, Devoto Marcella
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Based on a genome-wide association study of testicular dysgenesis syndrome showing a possible association with TGFBR3, we analyzed data from a larger, phenotypically restricted cryptorchidism population for potential replication of this signal. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We excluded samples based on strict quality control criteria, leaving 844 cases and 2,718 controls of European ancestry that were analyzed...
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