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Characteristic testicular histology is useful for the identification of NR5A1 gene mutations in prepubertal 46,XY patients.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2013
Nishina-Uchida Noriko, Fukuzawa Ryuji, Numakura Chikahiko, Suwanai Ayuko S, Hasegawa Tomonobu, Hasegawa Yukihiro
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BACKGROUND: Individuals with NR5A1 mutations encoding steroidogenic factor-1 (SF1) develop a phenotypically broad range of disorders of sexual development (DSD). Based on a literature review, we noted that hypoplastic seminiferous tubules and the emergence of Leydig cells with vacuolar cytoplasms are seen predominantly in the majority of individuals with NR5A1 mutations. AIM: The aim of this study was to address...
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