The CAG repeat within the androgen receptor gene and its relationship to cryptorchidism
PURPOSE: We examined the significance of the CAG repeat polymorphism in the pathogenesis of cryptorchidism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was extracted from blood samples from 42 cryptorchid boys and from 31 non-cryptorchid control subjects. In the cryptorchid group, 7 h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2006-06-01
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| Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382006000300014 |