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SRY and NR5A1 gene mutation in Algerian children and adolescents with DSD and testicular dysgenesis.
African health sciences - 1 Sept 2021
Kherouatou-Chaoui Naouel, Chellat-Rezgoune Djalila, Rezgoune Mohamed Larbi, Mc Elreavey Ken, Touabti Laaldja Souhem, Abadi Noreddine, Satta Dalila
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BACKGROUND: In humans, sex determination and differentiation is genetically controlled. Disorders of sex development (DSD) result in anomalies of the development of the external and internal genitalia. Variants in transcription factors such as SRY, NR5A1 and SOX9, can cause changes in gonadal development often associated with ambiguity of the external genitalia. OBJECTIVES: This study has been conducted to...
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