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Testicular and Ovarian Resistance to Luteinizing Hormone Caused by Inactivating Mutations of the Luteinizing Hormone–Receptor Gene
22 Feb 1996
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In normal males, luteinizing hormone (LH) regulates the function of Leydig cells and, hence, male sexual differentiation, pubertal androgenization, male sexual function, and fertility. Abnormalities in the function of Leydig cells result in primary hypogonadism and varying degrees of male pseudohermaphroditism.1-5 In these patients, Leydig cells are absent, hypoplastic, or unresponsive to stimulation with human...
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