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Up‐regulation of SOX9 in human <i>sex‐determining region on the Y chromosome (SRY)</i>‐negative XX males
8 Oct 2007
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BACKGROUND: In mammals, gonadal sex is normally determined by the presence or absence of the Y chromosome gene SRY. After expression of SRY in the sexually indifferent gonad, a number of genes encoding transcription factors and growth factors implicated in testis differentiation start to show male-specific expression. However, in XX males, these genes must be up-regulated in the absence of SRY, but the aetiology...
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