Article
Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome: an update.
Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 Jul 2019
Picard Jean-Yves, Josso Nathalie
Abstract excerpt
Male sex differentiation is driven by two hormones, testosterone and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), responsible for regression of Müllerian ducts in male fetuses. Mutations inactivating AMH or AMH receptor type 2 (AMHR2) are responsible for persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) in otherwise normally virilised 46,XY males. This review is based on published cases, including 157 personal ones. PMDS can present in...
Topics
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone
- Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY
- Exons
- Humans
- Mutation
- Receptors, Peptide
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta
