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Height and bone mineral density in androgen insensitivity syndrome with mutations in the androgen receptor gene.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Mar 2007
Danilovic D L S, Correa P H S, Costa E M F, Melo K F S, Mendonca B B, Arnhold I J P
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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) constitutes a natural model to study effects of androgens and estrogens on growth and bone density. We evaluated height and bone density in patients with AIS with mutations in the androgen receptor (AR) gene. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted of eight subjects with complete AIS (CAIS) and four with partial AIS (PAIS) submitted to...
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