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Molecular characterization of 5 alpha-reductase type 2 deficiency and fertility in a Swedish family.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 1998
Nordenskjöld A, Ivarsson S A
Abstract excerpt
The molecular background of 5 alpha-reductase type 2 deficiency was investigated in a Swedish family with no known consanguinity and in which the affected males were fertile. The three male siblings were born with ambiguous external genitalia, and the diagnosis of 5 alpha-reductase deficiency was established at the ages of 16, 14, and 10 yr, respectively. All three siblings underwent surgery for hypospadias...
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