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Two novel mutations in the NR5A1 gene as a cause of disorders of sex development in a Pakistani cohort of 46,XY patients.
Andrologia - 1 Jun 2016
Hussain S, Amar A, Najeeb M N, Khaliq S
Abstract excerpt
NR5A1 plays a central role in gonadal development and regulation by transcriptional regulation of key modulators involved in steroidogenesis. Mutations in human NR5A1 are frequently associated with 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD). We analysed a Pakistani cohort of patients with 46,XY DSD, presenting with variable degrees of gonadal dysgenesis, for NR5A1 mutations. The study identified three mutations...
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