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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics

Genetic characterization of two 46,XX males without gonadal ambiguities.

Agata Minor, Fawziah Mohammed, Alla Farouk, Chiho Hatakeyama, Karynn Johnson, Victor Chow, Sai Ma

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Agata MinorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Fawziah Mohammed
Alla Farouk
Chiho Hatakeyama
Karynn Johnson
Victor Chow
Sai Ma
University of British Columbia · CAKuwait Institute for Medical Specialization · KWKuwait University · KW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate hypotheses which explain phenotypic variability in sex determining region Y positive 46,XX males. We investigate two 46,XX males without gonadal ambiguities.

methodsCytogenetic and molecular analyses were used to identify the presence of Y chromosome material and to map the translocation breakpoint. Finally, the pattern of X chromosome inactivation was studied using the methylation assay at the androgen receptor locus.

resultsThe presence of Y chromosome material, including the sex determining region Y gene, was demonstrated in both men. However, the amount of translocated Y chromosome material differed between the patients. Different X chromosome inactivation patterns were found in the patients; random in one patient and non-random in the other.

conclusionsWe found a lack of association between phenotype and X chromosome inactivation pattern. Our cytogenetic and molecular analyses show support for the position effect hypothesis explaining the phenotypic variability in XX males.

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Chromosome MappingDNAGonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XXHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceKaryotypingMalePhenotypeSex Chromosome AberrationsSex-Determining Region Y ProteinX Chromosome InactivationYoung AdultDNASex-Determining Region Y Protein

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PMID18972202
PMCPMC2593770
OpenAlexW2038225664

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