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SUBMITTER: Neupane R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4263899 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Neupane Ruel R Sadeghi Zhina Z Fu Rao R Hagstrom Stephanie A SA Moore Courtenay K CK Daneshgari Firouz F
Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 20141101 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>The LOXL1 (lysyl oxidase-like 1) gene encodes a copper-dependent monoamine oxidase that catalyzes the deamination of a lysine residue in the cross-linking of tropoelastin monomers to form elastin. LOXL1-KO mice do not deposit normal elastic fibers in their genitourinary tract resulting in postpartum pelvic organ prolapse and lower urinary tract dysfunction with decreased bladder capacity and lower voiding pressure. We sought to identify which single nucleotide polymorphisms in ...[more]