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  • Title: Genetics of the female reproductive ducts.
    Author: Simpson JL.
    Journal: Am J Med Genet; 1999 Dec 29; 89(4):224-39. PubMed ID: 10727998.
    Abstract:
    Familial aggregates of the most common disorders of müllerian differentiation in females-Müllerian aplasia, incomplete Müllerian fusion-are best explained on the basis of polygenic/multifactorial inheritance. No information exists on the number and chromosomal location of responsible genes. Single mutant genes (Mendelian) are responsible for the McKusick-Kaufman syndrome (MKS) and the hand-foot-genital syndrome. The molecular basis for the latter condition involves HOXA13, but the molecular basis of MKS and other disorders of the female reproductive ducts is unknown. Vaginal atresia, Müllerian aplasia, and incomplete Müllerian fusion are not infrequently observed in malformation syndromes.
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