Higher incidence of linked malformations in siblings of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser-syndrome patients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1226-1231

  Wottgen, M ^a   Brucker, S ^b   Renner, S P ^a   Strissel, P L ^a   Strick, R ^a   Kellermann, A ^a   Wallwiener, D ^b   Beckmann, M W ^a   Oppelt, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genital malformation; Hereditary transmission; MRKH syndrome; VCUAM classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN PERIOD; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; RELATIVE; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SIBLING; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 44449175009     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den059     Document Type: Article

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