dysgenesis

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(Subject IV-4) with 46, XY complete gonadal dysgenesis (DNA unavailable).

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  1. noun Defective or abnormal development of an organ, especially of the gonads.

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  • Mutations were associated with a range of ovarian anomalies, including 46, XX gonadal dysgenesis and 46, XX primary ovarian insufficiency. —  New England Journal of Medicine
  • (Subject IV-4) with 46, XY complete gonadal dysgenesis (DNA unavailable). —  New England Journal of Medicine
  • Mallet D, Bretones P, Michel-Calemard L, Dijoud F, David M, Morel Y. Gonadal dysgenesis without adrenal insufficiency in a 46, XY patient heterozygous for the nonsense C16X mutation: a case of SF1 haploinsufficiency. —  New England Journal of Medicine
  • Hasegawa T, Fukami M, Sato N, et al. Testicular dysgenesis without adrenal insufficiency in a 46, XY patient with a heterozygous inactive mutation of steroidogenic factor-1. —  New England Journal of Medicine
  • A novel mutation in the accessory DNA-binding domain of human steroidogenic factor 1 causes XY gonadal dysgenesis without adrenal insufficiency. —  New England Journal of Medicine
 

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  1. New Latin, from Greek δυσ-, hard, + γένεσις, generation.
 

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/dɪsˈdʒɛnɛsɪs/
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