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Clinical traits and molecular findings in 46,XX males.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jul 1995
López M, Torres L, Méndez J P, Cervantes A, Pérez-Palacios G, Erickson R P, Alfaro G, Kofman-Alfaro S
Abstract excerpt
46,XX maleness is characterized by the presence of testicular development in subjects who lack a Y chromosome. The majority of affected persons have normal external genitalia, but 10-15% show various degrees of hypospadias. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the etiology of this constitution: translocation of the testis-determining factor (TDF) from the Y to the X chromosome, mutation in an...
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