Cytogenetics and etiology of ambiguous genitalia in 120 pediatric patients

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 368-372

  Al Mutair, Angham ^a   Iqbal, M Anwar ^a   Sakati, Nadia ^a   Ashwal, Abdullah ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ambiguous genitalia; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Gender reassignment; Karyotyping

Indexed keywords

DNA; OXYGENASE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENDER IDENTITY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SALT LOSING NEPHRITIS; SEX DETERMINATION; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 5744247692     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.368     Document Type: Article

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