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Homozygous mutation (A228T) in the 5alpha-reductase type 2 gene in a boy with 5alpha-reductase deficiency: genotype-phenotype correlations.
American journal of medical genetics - 16 Nov 1998
Nordenskjöld A, Magnus O, Aagenaes O, Knudtzon J
Abstract excerpt
The molecular basis of a patient with 5alpha-reductase deficiency was investigated in this study. This disease is a rare form of male pseudohermaphroditism with virilization during puberty. The child was raised as a girl, but had a male gender identity early in life. The diagnosis was set at the age of 13 years when the virilization process began. Hypospadias repair was performed and he changed to a male gender....
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