Pelvic Organ Prolapse Linked to Genetic Variations

by Dr. J. Kyle Mathews | November 4th, 2010

A growing body of evidence suggests that genes figure significantly in the risk for pelvic organ prolapse (POP), researchers said here at the American Urogynecologic Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting. In the first genome-wide association analysis for POP, Peggy Norton, MD, from the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, presented evidence…Read the Rest of Article

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