Article
Chimerism as the etiology of a 46,XX/46,XY fertile true hermaphrodite.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Feb 1992
Verp M S, Harrison H H, Ober C, Oliveri D, Amarose A P, Lindgren V, Talerman A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the conceptional events resulting in a 46,XX/46,XY true hermaphrodite and to report the first pregnancy in a 46,XX/46,XY true hermaphrodite with an ovotestis. DESIGN: Chromosome studies were performed on patient lymphocytes and fibroblasts. Red cell antigens, human leukocyte antigens, and presence of Y-chromosome deoxyribonucleic acid were analyzed. Findings were compared with parental and...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Chimera
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Female
- Genitalia, Female
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Probes
