Case of sisters with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome and discordant Müllerian remnants

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 932.e15-932.e18

  Nichols, Jennifer L ^a   Bieber, Eric J ^a   Gell, Jennifer S ^a,b  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

CAIS; Complete androgen insensitivity; gonadectomy; laparoscopy; M llerian remnants; M llerian tissue; siblings; sisters

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER PREVENTION; CASE REPORT; EPIDIDYMIS; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; GONADECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMATURITY; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; LAPAROSCOPY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TESTIS; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 61349110710     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.027     Document Type: Article

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