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Clinical, hormonal, behavioral, and genetic characteristics of androgen insensitivity syndrome in a Brazilian cohort: five novel mutations in the androgen receptor gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2003
Melo Karla F S, Mendonca Berenice B, Billerbeck Ana Elisa C, Costa Elaine M F, Inácio Marlene, Silva Frederico A Q, Leal Angela M O, Latronico Ana C, Arnhold Ivo J P
Abstract excerpt
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is caused by mutations in the androgen receptor gene and is associated with a variety of phenotypes in 46,XY individuals, ranging from phenotypic women [complete form (CAIS)] to men with minor degrees of undervirilization or infertility [partial form (PAIS)]. We studied 32 subjects with male pseudohermaphroditism from 20 families (9 CAIS, 11 PAIS) with the following criteria...
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