Article
46,XY pure gonadal dysgenesis (Swyer-James syndrome)--Y or Y not?: a review.
Obstetrical & gynecological survey - 1 Feb 1994
Guidozzi F, Ball J, Spurdle A
Abstract excerpt
The designation "pure gonadal dysgenesis" is applied to a particular variety of defective organo-genesis, in which phenotypically female patients with a 46,XY karyotype have complete lack of functioning gonadal tissue. The latter are represented anatomically by the presence of bilateral, elongated, nonfunctioning, rudimentary "streak" gonads composed of fibrous tissue, although normal female internal genitalia...
Topics
- Adult
- DNA
- Female
- Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sex Determination Analysis
