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Isolated mild clitoral hypertrophy may reveal 46,XY disorders of sex development in infancy due to 17βHSD-3 defect confirmed by molecular analysis.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Nov 2011
George Minu M, Sinha Sunil, Mamkin Irene, Philibert Pascal, New Maria I, Wilson Robert C, Sultan Charles, Ten Svetlana, Bhangoo Amrit
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AIMS: 17-β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 (17βHSD-3) is expressed exclusively in the testes where it converts Δ4 androstenedione (Δ4) to testosterone (T). Here, we report a patient with a rare mutation at a critical site in HSD17B3 gene leading to deficiency of 17β HSD-3 enzyme. METHODS: We describe a 3-year old healthy female of consanguineous Lebanese descent, who presented to the endocrine service with...
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