Article
X-Y translocations and sex differentiation.
Seminars in reproductive medicine - 1 Jun 2001
McElreavey K, Cortes L S
Abstract excerpt
Translocations involving the X and Y chromosomes are often associated with anomalies of gonadal development. Transfer of Yp sequences, including the testis-determining SRY gene, to the terminal portion of the short arm of the X chromosome is associated with 46,XX maleness and in rare cases 46,XX true hermaphroditism. Three classes of XX males have been defined on the basis of the extent of Y material transferred...
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