Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS): emotional reactions of parents and adult patients to the clinical diagnosis of AIS and its confirmation by androgen receptor gene mutation analysis.

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The emotional reactions of parents and adult patients on disclosure of the clinical diagnosis of androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) and its later confirmation by gene mutation analysis were assessed. A semistructured interview and three questionnaires were used. Parents came from 18 different families with a total of 20 children (15 complete AIS, 5 partial AIS), 19 raised as girls, 1 as a boy. Ten adult women...

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