"Epispadias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is above its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the top or the side of the PENIS, but the urethra can also be open the entire length of the penis. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is often between the CLITORIS and the labia, or in the ABDOMEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D004842
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.706.374 C12.777.767.374 C13.351.875.374 C13.351.968.767.374 C16.131.939.374
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epispadias" by people in Profiles.
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Fertility and sexuality issues in congenital lifelong urology patients: female aspects. World J Urol. 2021 Apr; 39(4):1021-1027.
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Classic bladder exstrophy: Frequent 22q11.21 duplications and definition of a 414 kb phenocritical region. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Jun; 100(6):512-7.
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Murine expression and mutation analyses of the prostate androgen-regulated mucin-like protein 1 (Parm1) gene, a candidate for human epispadias. Gene. 2012 Sep 15; 506(2):392-5.
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p63 (TP73L) a key player in embryonic urogenital development with significant dysregulation in human bladder exstrophy tissue. Int J Mol Med. 2010 Dec; 26(6):861-7.
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Embryonic expression of the cysteine rich protein 61 (CYR61) gene: A candidate for the development of human epispadias. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Jul; 88(7):546-50.