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Correlation between testicular tissue and H‐Y phenotype in intersex patients
Author(s) -
Müller U.,
Mayerová A.,
Debus B.,
Fraccaro M.,
Gilgenkrantz S.,
Glatzl J.,
Madan K.,
Pfeiffer R. A.,
Prader A.,
Zuffardi O.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1983.tb00437.x
Subject(s) - phenotype , disorders of sex development , antigen , testicle , biology , endocrinology , medicine , genetics , gene
H‐Y antigen was tested in 13 humans with testicular tissue and disturbed primary and/or secondary sex differentiation. All cases typed H‐Y positive. This finding is in agreement with the idea that testicular tissue only differentiates in the presence of H‐Y antigen.