A novel AMH missense mutation in a patient with persistent Müllerian duct syndrome.

نویسندگان

  • Y G van der Zwan
  • H T Brüggenwirth
  • S L S Drop
  • K P Wolffenbuttel
  • G C Madern
  • L H J Looijenga
  • J A Visser
چکیده

Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is characterized by the presence of a uterus, fallopian tubes, and the upper part of the vagina in phenotypic normal male patients. Here, we report a patient diagnosed with PMDS with a novel homozygous missense mutation in the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) gene (single nucleotide insertion (C) at position 208 (c.208dup, p.Leu70fs)) leading to a frameshift and the introduction of a premature stop codon. Biopsy of both gonads revealed that germ cells were present in an irregular distribution. However, the absence of OCT3/4, PLAP and c-KIT expression indicated physiological maturation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Sexual development : genetics, molecular biology, evolution, endocrinology, embryology, and pathology of sex determination and differentiation

دوره 6 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012