The dilemma of the gender assignment in a Portuguese adolescent with disorder of sex development due to 17β-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase type 3 enzyme deficiency

The development of male internal and external genitalia in an XY fetus requires a complex interplay of many critical genes, enzymes, and cofactors. The enzyme 17β-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase type 3 (17βHSD3) is present almost exclusively in the testicles and converts Delta 4-androstenodione (Δ4) to...

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Autores principales: Costa, Carla, Castro-Correia, Cíntia, Mira-Coelho, Alda, Monteiro, Bessa, Monteiro, Joaquim, Hughes, Ieuan, Fontoura, Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2014
Materias:
Insight into Disease Pathogenesis or Mechanism of Therapy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25298885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0064

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25298885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0064

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