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Karyotypes, confined blood chimerism, and confusion: a case of genetic sex mislabelling and its potential consequences.
The New Zealand medical journal - 12 Jun 2015
Ravishankar Aarthi, Derraik José G B, Mathai Sarah, Cutfield Wayne S, Hofman Paul L
Abstract excerpt
Disorders of sex development (DSD) encompass a range of conditions, and the management of infants with DSD can be extremely complex. However, the misdiagnosis of a normal infant as a case of DSD may lead to unfortunate long-term consequences for the individual and the family. We report a case of confined blood chimerism masking as 46 XY gonadal dysgenesis in a female from a twin pair with discordant genders,...
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