Article
Peripheral neuropathy and 46XY gonadal dysgenesis: a heterogeneous entity.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Feb 2009
Baets Jonathan, Dierick Ines, Groote Chantal Ceuterick-de, Ende Jenneke van den, Martin Jean-Jacques, Geens Karin, Robberecht Wim, Nelis Eva, Timmerman Vincent, Jonghe Peter De
Abstract excerpt
Gonadal dysgenesis with normal male karyotype (46XY) is a sexual differentiation disorder. So far three patients have been reported presenting the association of 46XY gonadal dysgenesis with peripheral neuropathy. Examination of sural nerves revealed minifascicle formation in two of them. In one patient, a mutation was found in desert hedgehog homolog (Drosophila), a gene important in gonadal differentiation and...
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