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Determination of the sexual phenotype in a child with 45,X/46,X,Idic(Yp) mosaicism: importance of the relative proportion of the 45,X line in gonadal tissue.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2006
Guedes Alexis D, Bianco Bianca, Lipay Mônica V N, Brunoni Décio, de Lourdes Chauffaille Maria, Verreschi Ieda T N
Abstract excerpt
We report on a girl who, despite her 45,X/46,X,der(Y) karyotype, showed no signs of virilization or physical signs of the Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS), except for a reduced growth rate. After prophylactic gonadectomy due to the risk of developing gonadoblastoma, the gonads and peripheral blood samples were analyzed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect...
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