Article
45,X mosaicism with Y chromosome presenting female phenotype.
Journal of pediatric surgery - 1 Jul 2015
Fukui Shinji, Watanabe Masato, Yoshino Kaoru
Abstract excerpt
Prophylactic gonadectomy is recommended in patients with 45,X mosaicism with the Y chromosome and presenting a female phenotype because of the risk of gonadoblastoma development. The characteristics of this disorder remain unclear because of its low incidence. We report 4 patients with 45,X mosaicism with the Y chromosome and presenting complete female external genitalia. We analyzed the characteristics and the...
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