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Can genetic factors contribute to the likelihood of hypospadias?

April 26, 2017contribute factors genetic hypospadias

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Can genetic factors contribute to the likelihood of hypospadias?

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In approximately 7 percent of sufferers, the father is also affected. The chance that a second son will be born with hypospadias is about 12 percent. If both father and brother are affected, the risk in a second boy increases to 21 percent.