Whitchurch, Jonathan B [0000-0002-1465-9311], Mongan, Nigel P [0000-0001-5438-1126], Heery, David M [0000-0002-5035-2392], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Background: PAIS exhibits a complex spectrum of phenotypes and pubertal outcomes. The paucity of reliable prognostic indicators can confound management decisions including sex-of rearing. We assessed whether external masculinisation score (EMS) at birth or functional assays correlates with pubertal outcome in PAIS patients and whether the EMS is helpful in sex assignment. Methods: We collected pubertal outcome for 27 male-assigned PAIS patients, all with confirmed androgen receptor (AR) mutations, including two previously uncharacterized variants (I899F; Y916C). Patients were grouped as follows; EMS at birth