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Sequence variants in ESR1 and OXTR are associated with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 1 Nov 2017
Brucker Sara Yvonne, Frank Liliane, Eisenbeis Simone, Henes Melanie, Wallwiener Diethelm, Riess Olaf, van Eijck Barbara, Schöller Dorit, Bonin Michael, Rall Kristin Katharina
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INTRODUCTION: Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKHS) is characterized by congenital absence of the uterus and the upper two-thirds of the vagina in otherwise phenotypically normal females. It is found isolated or associated with renal, skeletal and other malformations. Despite ongoing research, the etiology is mainly unknown. For a long time, the hypothesis of deficient hormone receptors as the cause for...
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