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Mutations in WNT9B are associated with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
Clinical genetics - 1 May 2016
Waschk D E J, Tewes A-C, Römer T, Hucke J, Kapczuk K, Schippert C, Hillemanns P, Wieacker P, Ledig S
Abstract excerpt
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKHS) is a well-known malformation pattern of the Müllerian ducts (MDs) characterized by congenital absence of the uterus and vagina. To date, most cases remain unexplained at molecular level. As female Wnt9b-/- mice show a MRKHS-like phenotype, WNT9B has emerged as a promising candidate gene for this disease. We performed retrospective sequence analyses of WNT9B in 226...
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