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Huang R, Kratka CE, Pea J, McCann C, Nelson J, Bryan JP, Zhou LT, Russo DD, Zaniker EJ, Gandhi AH, Shalek AK, Cleary B, Farhi SL, Duncan FE, Goods BA. Single-cell and spatiotemporal profile of ovulation in the mouse ovary. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.20.594719. [PMID: 38826447 PMCID: PMC11142086 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.20.594719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Ovulation is a spatiotemporally coordinated process that involves several tightly controlled events, including oocyte meiotic maturation, cumulus expansion, follicle wall rupture and repair, and ovarian stroma remodeling. To date, no studies have detailed the precise window of ovulation at single-cell resolution. Here, we performed parallel single-cell RNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics on paired mouse ovaries across an ovulation time course to map the spatiotemporal profile of ovarian cell types. We show that major ovarian cell types exhibit time-dependent transcriptional states enriched for distinct functions and have specific localization profiles within the ovary. We also identified gene markers for ovulation-dependent cell states and validated these using orthogonal methods. Finally, we performed cell-cell interaction analyses to identify ligand-receptor pairs that may drive ovulation, revealing previously unappreciated interactions. Taken together, our data provides a rich and comprehensive resource of murine ovulation that can be mined for discovery by the scientific community.
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Zhu Z, He M, Zhang T, Zhao T, Qin S, Gao M, Wang W, Zheng W, Chen Z, Liu L, Hao M, Zhou B, Zhang H, Wang J, Wang F, Xia G, Wang C. LSD1 promotes the FSH responsive follicle formation by regulating autophagy and repressing Wt1 in the granulosa cells. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2024; 69:1122-1136. [PMID: 38302330 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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In a growing follicle, the survival and maturation of the oocyte largely depend on support from somatic cells to facilitate FSH-induced mutual signaling and chemical communication. Although apoptosis and autophagy in somatic cells are involved in the process of FSH-induced follicular development, the underlying mechanisms require substantial study. According to our study, along with FSH-induced antral follicles (AFs) formation, both lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) protein levels and autophagy increased simultaneously in granulosa cells (GCs) in a time-dependent manner, we therefore evaluated the importance of LSD1 upon facilitating the formation of AFs correlated to autophagy in GCs. Conditional knockout of Lsd1 in GCs resulted in significantly decreased AF number and subfertility in females, accompanied by marked suppression of the autophagy in GCs. On the one hand, depletion of Lsd1 resulted in accumulation of Wilms tumor 1 homolog (WT1), at both the protein and mRNA levels. WT1 prevented the expression of FSH receptor (Fshr) in GCs and thus reduced the responsiveness of the secondary follicles to FSH induction. On the other hand, depletion of LSD1 resulted in suppressed level of autophagy by upregulation of ATG16L2 in GCs. We finally approved that LSD1 contributed to these sequential activities in GCs through its H3K4me2 demethylase activity. Therefore, the importance of LSD1 in GCs is attributable to its roles in both accelerating autophagy and suppressing WT1 expression to ensure the responsiveness of GCs to FSH during AFs formation.
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- Zijian Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Drug Research on Common Chronic Diseases, Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Transgenic Animal Center, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Conservation and Utilization of Special Biological Resources in the Western China, College of Life Science, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Wang Y, Chen Q, Zhang F, Yang X, Shang L, Ren S, Pan Y, Zhou Z, Li G, Fang Y, Jin L, Wu Y, Zhang X. Whole exome sequencing identified a rare WT1 loss-of-function variant in a non-syndromic POI patient. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2022; 10:e1820. [PMID: 34845858 PMCID: PMC8801142 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a highly heterogeneous disease, and up to 25% of cases can be explained by genetic causes. The transcription factor WT1 has long been reported to play a crucial role in ovary function. Wt1-mutated female mice exhibited POI-like phenotypes. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, whole exome sequencing (WES) was applied to find the cause of POI in Han Chinese women. A nonsense variant in the WT1 gene: NM_024426.6:c.1387C>T(p.R463*) was identified in a non-syndromic POI woman. The variant is a heterozygous de novo mutation that is very rare in the human population. The son of the patient inherited the mutation and developed Wilms' tumor and urethral malformation at the age of 7. According to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology (ACMG/AMP) guidelines, the novel variant is categorized as pathogenic. Western blot analysis further demonstrated that the WT1 variant could produce a truncated WT1 isoform in vitro. CONCLUSIONS A rare heterozygous nonsense WT1 mutant is associated with non-syndromic POI and Wilms' tumor. Our finding characterized another pathogenic WT1 variant, providing insight into genetic counseling.
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- Yingchen Wang
- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Institute of Metabolism and Integrative BiologyFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Institute of Metabolism and Integrative BiologyFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related DiseasesShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Institute of Metabolism and Integrative BiologyFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Institute of Metabolism and Integrative BiologyFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Institute of Metabolism and Integrative BiologyFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related DiseasesShanghaiChina
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biology EducationSchool of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology HospitalNHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research)School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related DiseasesShanghaiChina
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Li M, Xue L, Xu W, Liu P, Li F. rno-miR-128-3p promotes apoptosis in rat granulosa cells (GCs) induced by norepinephrine through Wilms tumor 1 (WT1). In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2021; 57:775-785. [PMID: 34554376 PMCID: PMC8585816 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-021-00609-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The mechanism related to ovarian follicular is complex, which has not been fully elucidated. Abundant reports have confirmed that the ovarian function development is closely related to sympathetic innervation. As one of the major neurotransmitters, norepinephrine (NE) is considered an effective regulator of ovarian functions like granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis. However, the mechanism between NE and GC apoptosis in rat is still unclear. In our study, GCs were isolated and cultured in vitro with NE treatment. The apoptosis of GCs was facilitated by NE. Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) was found to be significantly downregulated in GCs after NE treatment, and overexpression of WT1 repressed apoptosis in rat GCs induced by NE. rno-miR-128-3p was found to be significantly enhanced by NE in GCs, and inhibition of rno-miR-128-3p repressed apoptosis in rat GCs induced by NE. Mechanistically, rno-miR-128-3p interacted with WT1 and repressed its expression. In summary, inhibition of rno-miR-128-3p may enhance WT1 expression, and then repress NE-induced apoptosis in rat GCs. Our research may provide a new insight for the improvement of ovarian follicular development.
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- Ming Li
- Department of Pharmacy, Lian Yungang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiang Su Province, Lianyungang, 222000, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy Department, Shandong Qingdao Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, No. 3 Jiaxiang Road, South District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, 266002, China
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- Pharmacy Department, Gaoqing County People's Hospital, No.11 Qingcheng Road, Gaoqing County, Zibo City, 256300, Shandong Province, China
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- Pharmacy Department, Liaocheng Chiping District People's Hospital, No. 1057 Culture Road, Chiping County, Liaocheng City, 252100, Shandong Province, China
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- Drug Dispensing Department, Zibo Central Hospital, No. 54 The Communist Youth League West Road, Zhangdian District, Zibo City, 255000, Shandong Province, China.
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Wang X, Meng K, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Lin F, Liu X, Zhang Y, Quan F. Wilms' tumor (WT1) (±KTS) variants decreases the progesterone secretion of bovine ovarian theca cells. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 74:106521. [PMID: 32739762 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Wilms' tumor gene WT1 encodes a nuclear transcriptional factor, which has been shown to regulate granulosa cell steroidogenesis in bovine; however, it is not known whether the functions of theca cells are regulated by WT1. Here, we determined the effects of this gene on theca cell proliferation, apoptosis, and steroidogenesis in vitro. In cultured bovine theca cells, the downregulation of WT1 increased the secretion of progesterone but had no effect on proliferation and apoptosis. WT1 includes the variants WT1(+KTS) and WT1(-KTS), which differ by 3 amino acids KTS (lysine, threonine, and serine). WT1(±KTS) upregulation increased the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of STAR and CYP17A1 and decreased the progesterone secretion and CYP11A1 mRNA expression. In contrast to WT1(+KTS), WT1(-KTS) upregulation also decreased the mRNA expression of 3β-HSD. In both variants, WT1(-KTS) has more obvious effects. In conclusion, WT1 can decrease progesterone secretion, likely due in part to the inhibition of CYP11A1 and 3β-HSD.
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- X Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Birth Defect Research and Transformation of Shandong Province, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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Hu J, Jin LU, He T, Li Y, Zhao Y, Ding YU, Li X, Liu Y, Gui Y, Mao X, Lai Y, Ni L. Wilms' tumor in a 51-year-old patient: An extremely rare case and review of the literature. Mol Clin Oncol 2016; 4:1013-1016. [PMID: 27313862 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2016.839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Wilms tumor or nephroblastoma is a common kidney malignant tumor in childhood, accounting for ~5% of all pediatric tumors. At present, reports on Wilms' tumor occurring in adults, particularly at ages >30 years, are extremely rare. The majority of the cases of adult Wilms' tumor are closely associated with chemotherapy. Furthermore, in rare cases, Wilms' tumor is characterized by three classic types of cells, namely blastemal, stromal and epithelial cells. We herein report a case of Wilms' tumor with three classic types of cells on histological examination in a 51 year-old male patient who had received prior chemotherapy. The patient promptly underwent radical nephrectomy and remains alive. A review of previously presented cases of adult Wilms' tumor from PubMed database was also performed.
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- Jia Hu
- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510182, P.R. China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510182, P.R. China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518036, P.R. China
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