Virilization at puberty in adolescent girls may reveal a 46,XY disorder of sexual development

Autor: A Bergougnoux, L Gaspari, M Soleirol, N Servant, S Soskin, S Rossignol, K Wagner-Mahler, J Bertherat, C Sultan, N Kalfa, F Paris
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Endocrine Connections, Vol 12, Iss 12, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2049-3614
DOI: 10.1530/EC-23-0267
Popis: Although hyperandrogenism is a frequent cause of consultation in adolescent girls, more severe forms with virilization must lead to suspicion of an adrenal or ovarian tumor. However, they may also reveal a 46,XY disorder of sexual development (DSD). Here, we describe four adolescent girls referred for pubertal virilization and in whom we diagnosed a 46,XY DSD. We performed gene mutation screening by Sanger sequencing (all patients) and by next-generation sequencing (NGS) in patient #4. We identified new heterozygous NR5A1 gene variants in patients #1 and #2 and a homozygous SRD5A2 gene deletion in patient #3. Patient #4 received a diagnosis of complete androgen insensitivity in childhood; however, due the unusual pubertal virilization, we completed the gene analysis by NGS that revealed two heterozygous HSD17B3 variants. This work underlines the importance of considering the hypothesis of 46,XY DSD in adolescent girls with unexplained virilization at puberty.
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