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Prevalence of endocrine and genetic abnormalities in boys evaluated systematically for a disorder of sex development.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Oct 2017
Nixon R, Cerqueira V, Kyriakou A, Lucas-Herald A, McNeilly J, McMillan M, Purvis A I, Tobias E S, McGowan R, Ahmed S F
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STUDY QUESTION: What is the likelihood of identifying genetic or endocrine abnormalities in a group of boys with 46, XY who present to a specialist clinic with a suspected disorder of sex development (DSD)? SUMMARY ANSWER: An endocrine abnormality of the gonadal axis may be present in a quarter of cases and copy number variants (CNVs) or single gene variants may be present in about half of the cases. WHAT IS...
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