Directed pharmacological therapy of ambiguous genitalia due to an androgen receptor gene mutation.

Ong, Y C; Wong, H B; Adaikan, G; Yong, E L · Lancet · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a 46,XY infant with an M807T mutation in his androgen receptor that abrogated cellular responses to testosterone, but not to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), resulting in ambiguous genitalia. Treatment with a topical DHT gel restored male genital development allowing the infant to be reared in accordance with his chromosomal sex.

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