Elastin genetic point mutation and the risk of pelvic organ prolapse

• Main Authors: N. Haya (Author), I. Feferkorn (Author), F. Fares (Author), N. Azzam (Author), R. Auslender (Author), Y. Abramov (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IMR Press, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: A missense mutation in the elastin gene (g28197A > G) is associated with an increased risk for inguinal hernias. Due to the shared epidemiological and pathophysiological features between pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and inguinal hernias, the authors hypothesized that a similar association exi...