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OBJECTIVE
To describe the molecular, cytogenetic, immunohistochemical, and endocrinologic characteristics of a young 46,XY female with persistent müllerian structures and germ cell tumors in dysgenetic gonads.
METHODS
Descriptive case study.
METHODS
Mackay Memorial Hospital and National Yang-Ming
BACKGROUND
Combined 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency is a rare cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and hypogonadism. Novel single amino acid changes in P450c17 provide potentially important insights into key structural domains for enzyme function.
OBJECTIVE
We report a novel missense
We present clinical findings and molecular characterization in two patients previously diagnosed as 46,XY female gonadal dysgenesis with germ cell tumour. Both patients showed a female general phenotype with unambiguously female external genitalia and primary amenorrhoea compatible with complete
The Y chromosome-specific gene SRY is one of the key genes involved in human sex determination. The SRY gene encodes a testis-specific transcription factor that plays a key role in sexual differentiation and development in males and is located on the distal region of the short arm of the Y