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Wide variation in androgen receptor dysfunction in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Apr 1997
Bevan C L, Hughes I A, Patterson M N
Abstract excerpt
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a disorder of male sexual differentiation caused by mutations in the androgen receptor (AR) gene. The partial form (PAIS), associated with varying degrees of receptor dysfunction, presents with a range of undervirilization phenotypes. The complete form (CAIS) is characterized by normal female external appearance at birth. In these cases the receptor is often absent or...
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