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A novel postzygotic nonsense mutation in SRY in familial XY gonadal dysgenesis.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 1996
Bilbao J R, Loridan L, Castaño L
Abstract excerpt
The Y chromosome gene SRY plays an important role in normal male sexual development and is thought to be the testis-determining factor. We describe a familial nonsense mutation in SRY, shared by two XY sisters with complete gonadal dysgenesis and, in a mosaic manner, by their father. This mutation, consisting of a C to T transition in position 1 of codon 97 of SRY, results in a truncated peptide with an...
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