Article
WNT3 involvement in human bladder exstrophy and cloaca development in zebrafish.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Sept 2015
Baranowska Körberg Izabella, Hofmeister Wolfgang, Markljung Ellen, Cao Jia, Nilsson Daniel, Ludwig Michael, Draaken Markus, Holmdahl Gundela, Barker Gillian, Reutter Heiko, Vukojević Vladana, Clementson Kockum Christina, Lundin Johanna, Lindstrand Anna, Nordenskjöld Agneta
Abstract excerpt
Bladder exstrophy, a severe congenital urological malformation when a child is born with an open urinary bladder, is the most common form of bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) with an incidence of 1:30,000 children of Caucasian descent. Recent studies suggest that WNT genes may contribute to the etiology of bladder exstrophy. Here, we evaluated WNT-pathway genes in 20 bladder exstrophy patients using...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
