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Genetic variants (LhcgrW495X/+) and environmental toxicants (DEHP) synergistically induce DSD by interfering with steroidogenic gene expression.
Biology of sex differences - 26 Sept 2025
Qigen Xie, Kai Xia, Haiming Cao, Zhe Xu, Yong Gao, Chunhua Deng
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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that genetic variants and environmental toxicants may synergistically contribute to DSD. To test this hypothesis, we employed LhcgrW495X/+ (luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin receptor) male mice subjected to prenatal Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposure, a model designed to investigate steroidogenic gene expression in gene-environment interactions. METHODS:...
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