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A novel mutation of the 5alpha-reductase type 2 gene in two unrelated Egyptian children with ambiguous genitalia.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Feb 2003
Mazen Inas, Hafez Mona, Mamdouh Mona, Sultan Charles, Lumbroso Serge
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OBJECTIVE: To establish an etiological diagnosis in two unrelated Egyptian children with ambiguous genitalia through biochemical and molecular analyses. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Two XY patients were referred: one at the age of 14 years presenting with delayed puberty and menarche and the second at the age of 4 months with ambiguous genitalia. Basal and post-HCG stimulation plasma levels of testosterone (T) and...
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