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XY sex reversal associated with a deletion 5' to the SRY "HMG box" in the testis-determining region.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Nov 1992
McElreavy K, Vilain E, Abbas N, Costa J M, Souleyreau N, Kucheria K, Boucekkine C, Thibaud E, Brauner R, Flamant F
Abstract excerpt
The human testis-determining factor resides within a 35-kilobase (kb) region of the Y chromosome immediately adjacent to the pseudoautosomal boundary. A candidate gene for human sex determination (SRY) was isolated in this region. Here, we describe a study of 25 cases of XY females with pure gonadal dysgenesis for mutations on the Y chromosome short arm, including SRY. Southern blotting revealed a sex-reversed...
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