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[Leydig cell hypoplasia(agenesis)].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 2004
Koyama Satomi, Arisaka Osamu
Abstract excerpt
Leydig cell hypoplasia(LCH) or agenesis, which has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, is a well defined form of male pseudohermaphroditism resulting from inadequate fetal testicular Leydig cell differentiation. These patients exhibit a wide clinical spectrum that ranges from phenotypic females to males with micropenis, and have low levels of serum testosterone and elevated levels of LH. Recently, it has...
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