Consanguinity and Disorders of Sex Development
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Consanguinity and disorders of sex development.
Disorders of sex development (DSD) are defined as 'congenital conditions in which the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex is atypical' [Lee et al., Pediatrics 2006;118:e488-e500]. Studies conducted in Western countries, with low rates of consanguinity, show that truly ambiguous genitalia have an estimated incidence of 1:5,000 births. There are indications that the prevalence ...
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a Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Medical Faculty, Department of Urology, Canakkale, Turkey b Inönü University, Medical Faculty, Department of Urology, Malatya, Turkey c Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Medical Faculty, Department of Children Disease, Canakkale, Turkey d Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Canakkale, Turkey e Canakkal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Heredity
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1423-0062,0001-5652
DOI: 10.1159/000360763