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Gonadal pathology in a girl with 45,X/46,XY mosaicism

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Tanja Kemp, Lizl Smith, Simon Akerman

Abstract


This letter to the editor describes the clinical and gonadal pathology in a girl with 45,X/46,XY mosaicism, which included a patent ductus arteriosus.


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Tanja Kemp, Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria, South Africa

Lizl Smith, Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria, South Africa

Simon Akerman, Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Keywords

45,X/46,XY mosaicism; Mixed gonadal dysgenesis; Patent ductus arteriosus; Clitoromegaly; Growth hormone therapy

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South African Medical Journal 2015;105(12):1001-1002. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2015.v105i12.10176

Article History

Date submitted: 2015-10-08
Date published: 2015-11-05

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