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Variants in ALX4 and their association with genitourinary defects.
Andrology - 1 Sept 2020
Chen Ching H, Bournat Juan C, Wilken Nathan, Rosenfeld Jill A, Zhang Jason, Seth Abhishek, Jorgez Carolina J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genitourinary anomalies occur in approximately 1% of humans, but in most cases, the cause is unknown. Aristaless-like homeobox 4 (ALX4) is an important homeodomain transcription factor. ALX4 mutations in humans and mouse have been associated with craniofacial defects and genitourinary anomalies such as cryptorchidism and epispadias. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the presence and the functional impact of...
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