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  1. Department of Gynecology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Maria Augusta Bortolini

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Diaa Rizk

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Bortolini, M.A., Rizk, D. Genetics of pelvic organ prolapse: reply. Int Urogynecol J 23, 511–512 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-011-1637-3

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