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Chimerism in Black Southern African Patients with True Hermaphroditism 46,XX/47XY,+21 and 46,XX/46,XY
23 Dec 2008
Abstract excerpt
True hermaphroditism is defined by the presence of both testicular and ovarian tissue in an individual. True hermaphrodites usually present at birth with ambiguous genitalia, and subsequent invasive investigations are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Several large cohorts of black South Africans with true hermaphroditism have been described, and by far the majority of those investigated had a 46,XX karyotype,...
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