Open AccessAndrogen receptor expression in hypospadias
Author(s) -
Dhanvanth Rajesh Balaji,
G. Sandeep Reddy,
Ramesh Babu,
Balamourougane Paramaswamy,
Madhu Ramasundaram,
Prakash Agarwal,
Leena Dennis Joseph,
Lawrence D’Cruze,
Sandhya Sundaram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_166_18
Subject(s) - hypospadias , medicine , androgen receptor , testosterone (patch) , foreskin , urology , luteinizing hormone , hormone , androgen , endocrinology , immunohistochemistry , hormone receptor , andrology , cancer , surgery , biology , breast cancer , cell culture , prostate cancer , genetics
The exact mechanism behind the development of hypospadias is unclear. Research studies on androgen receptor (AR) expression are controversial with results stating all possible outcomes - AR elevated, similar, or reduced when compared to normal.