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A novel mutation (c. 341A>G) in the SRY gene in a 46,XY female patient with gonadal dysgenesis.
Gene - 10 Sept 2013
Helszer Zofia, Dmochowska Anita, Szemraj Janusz, Słowikowska-Hilczer Jolanta, Wieczorek Marek, Jędrzejczyk Sławomir, Kałużewski Bogdan
Abstract excerpt
SRY (sex-determining region Y) gene, MIM 480000, NM_005634) is crucial for sex differentiation which encodes the protein responsible for initiating testis differentiation. SRY mutations are associated with the presence of XY gonadal dysgenesis symptoms. We studied a 46,XY female patient with primary amenorrhoea and negative family history. The clinical, endocrine, histopathologic and cytogenetic data are...
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