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A single amino acid substitution (gly743 --> val) in the steroid-binding domain of the human androgen receptor leads to Reifenstein syndrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1993
Nakao R, Yanase T, Sakai Y, Haji M, Nawata H
Abstract excerpt
The androgen receptor (AR) from a patient with Reifenstein syndrome (incomplete androgen insensitivity syndrome) was characterized. The patient's pubic skin fibroblasts had normal androgen binding. However, when incubated at 41 C, fibroblasts from the patient had a marked decrease in androgen binding as compared with normal fibroblasts. Analysis of coding sequences of the androgen receptor gene revealed a single...
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