Article
[XX male: 3 case reports during childhood].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Feb 2005
Damiani Durval, Guedes Dulce Rondina, Damiani Daniel, Dichtchekenian Vaê, Coelho Neto José Rodrigues, Maciel-Guerra Andréa Trevas, Guerra-Júnior Gil, Mello Maricilda Palandi de, Setian Nuvarte
Abstract excerpt
We report on three patients with the clinical condition known as "XX male", which is uncommon in the pediatric age group. Patients have a male phenotype (usually without ambiguous genitalia) and testes; however, the karyotype is 46,XX. The diagnosis is usually made in adult life due to infertility; it may also be done by the pediatrician when there is ambiguous genitalia or gynecomastia. The SRY gene...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Chromosomes, Human, X
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Humans
- Infant
- Karyotyping
- Male
- Phenotype
