Abstract | BACKGROUND: MATERIAL AND METHODS: The article is based on literature retrieved from PubMed, the androgen receptor mutation database and the authors' own research and clinical experience. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:
Androgen insensitivity encompasses a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Besides exclusion of possible differential diagnosis, the diagnostic work-up includes a clinical assessment of the androgen receptor's susceptibility to androgen stimulation as well as molecular genetic analysis of the androgen receptor gene. The condition should be managed with a multidisciplinary approach by teams competent to treat children with disorders of sexual development.
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Authors | Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, Johan Svensson |
Journal | Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke
(Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen)
Vol. 128
Issue 5
Pg. 581-5
(Feb 28 2008)
ISSN: 0807-7096 [Electronic] Norway |
Vernacular Title | Androgeninsensitivitetssyndrom. |
PMID | 18311203
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome
(diagnosis, genetics, psychology, therapy)
- Child
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Mutation
- Psychosexual Development
- Receptors, Androgen
(genetics)
- Sex Differentiation
(genetics)
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