The impact of COL1A1 and COL6A1 expression on hypospadias and penile curvature severity
Abstract Background Hypospadias, the most frequent congenital male external genitalia abnormality, is usually associated with curvature of the ventral penis, i.e. chordee. Abnormality of darto tissue has been suggested as the pathophysiology of chordees. Collagen is one of the most abundant fibrous...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | BMC Urology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-020-00760-w |