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A novel mutation c.118delA in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene resulting in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome within a large family.
Fertility and sterility - 1 May 2008
Decaestecker Karel, Philibert Pascal, De Baere Elfride, Hoebeke Piet, Kaufman Jean-Marc, Sultan Charles, T'Sjoen Guy
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OBJECTIVE: To confirm the clinical diagnosis of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) by molecular genetic testing and to offer carriership testing in female relatives should a disease-causing mutation be found. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Caucasian family in which two sisters were clinically diagnosed with CAIS during childhood. INTERVENTION(S): Molecular genetic...
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