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Isolated 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis in two sisters caused by a Xp21.2 interstitial duplication containing the DAX1 gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2007
Barbaro Michela, Oscarson Mikael, Schoumans Jacqueline, Staaf Johan, Ivarsson Sten A, Wedell Anna
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CONTEXT: Testis development is a tightly regulated process that requires an efficient and coordinated spatiotemporal action of many factors, and it has been shown that several genes involved in gonadal development exert a dosage effect. Chromosomal imbalances have been reported in several patients presenting with gonadal dysgenesis as part of severe dysmorphic phenotypes. RESULTS: We screened for submicroscopic...
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