Hypospadias in males with intrauterine growth restriction due to placental insufficiency: The placental role in the embryogenesis of male external genitalia

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-83

  Yinon, Yoav ^a   Kingdom, John C P ^a   Proctor, Leslie K ^a   Kelly, Edmond N ^b   Pippi Salle, Joao L ^c   Wherrett, Diane ^c   Keating, Sarah ^a   Nevo, Ori ^d   Chitayat, David ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypospadias; Intra uterine growth restriction; Placental insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ABSENT OR REVERSED END DIASTOLIC FLOW; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KARYOTYPE; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NEWBORN; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; OVULATION INDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

EID: 75149145970     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33140     Document Type: Article

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