Clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular analysis with 46,XX male sex reversal syndrome: Case reports

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 431-435

  Gao, Xuefeng ^a   Chen, Guian ^a   Huang, Jing ^a   Bai, Quan ^a   Zhao, Nan ^a   Shao, Minjie ^a   Jiao, Liping ^a   Wei, Yanling ^a   Chang, Liang ^a   Li, Dan ^a   Yang, Liping ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

46,XX male; Sex reversal; SRY gene

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

46,XX MALE SEX REVERSAL SYNDROME; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY HEIGHT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SRY GENE; TESTIS ATROPHY; Y CHROMOSOME;

ABNORMAL KARYOTYPE; ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GONADAL DYSGENESIS, 46,XX; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; SOXB1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84876289448     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-9939-7     Document Type: Article

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