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The Genetic Basis of Peyronie Disease: A Review.
Sexual medicine reviews - 1 Jan 2016
Herati Amin S, Pastuszak Alexander W
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Peyronie disease (PD) is a progressive fibrotic disorder of the penile tunica albuginea that results in fibrotic penile plaques and can lead to penile deformity. Characterized by aberrant fibrosis resulting in part from the persistence of myofibroblasts and altered gene expression, the molecular factors underpinning PD and other related fibrotic diatheses are just being elucidated. A genetic link to...
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