Persistence of Müllerian remnants in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1553-1556

  Damiani, Durval ^a   Mascolli, M A ^a   Almeida, M J ^a   Jaubert, F ^b   Fellous, M ^c   Dichtchekenian, V ^a   Tobo, R R ^a   Moreira Filho, C A ^a   Setian, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS); Anti M llerian hormone (AMH); Male pseudohermaphroditism; Persistence of M llerian ducts

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PARACRINE SIGNALING;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTICULAR HORMONES;

EID: 0036913761     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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