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| Male XY -
Absence of DHT – mutation in 5 alpha |
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| reductase. |
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| Presentation: No vaginal opening. |
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| Abdominal
testes. Presence of limited virilization. |
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| What happens at puberty? |
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| Female XX –
Elevated levels of androgens during |
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| fetal life due
congenital adrenal hyperplasia. |
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| Presentation: Salt-wasting (life |
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| threatening). No
(palpable) testes. Virilization of |
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| external
genitalia. What would you predict |
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| concerning the
development of Wolffian and |
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| Paramesonephric
ducts? |
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