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A novel mutation in the putative DNA helicase XH2 is responsible for male-to-female sex reversal associated with an atypical form of the ATR-X syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1996
Ion A, Telvi L, Chaussain J L, Galacteros F, Valayer J, Fellous M, McElreavey K
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We describe a pedigree presenting X-linked severe mental retardation associated with multiple congenital abnormalities and 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis, leading in one family member to female gender assignment. Female carriers are unaffected. The dysmorphic features are similar to those described in the alpha-thalassemia and mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome, although there is no clinical evidence of...
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