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A microdeletion in the ligand binding domain of human steroidogenic factor 1 causes XY sex reversal without adrenal insufficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2004
Correa Rafaela V, Domenice Sorahia, Bingham Nathan C, Billerbeck Ana Elisa C, Rainey William E, Parker Keith L, Mendonca Berenice B
Abstract excerpt
Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1) is an orphan nuclear receptor that plays key roles in endocrine development and function. Knockout mice lacking SF-1 have adrenal and gonadal agenesis, impaired gonadotropin expression, and structural abnormalities of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus. Previous s...
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