XX-male syndrome bearing the sex-determining region Y

Arch Androl. 1999 Mar-Apr;42(2):89-96. doi: 10.1080/014850199262922.

Abstract

The case of a 25-year-old man who presented for evaluation of infertility is described. The physical examination revealed testicular atrophy without gynecomastia. Repeated seminal analyses showed azoospermia, and serum hormonal levels suggested a state of a hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. Chromosomal analysis demonstrated 46XX. Polymerase chain reaction revealed the existence of a sex-determining region Y. The etiology of this rare sex reversal syndrome is discussed and cases reported in Japan are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nuclear Proteins*
  • Sex Chromosome Aberrations / genetics*
  • Sex Chromosome Aberrations / physiopathology
  • Sex Determination Processes*
  • Sex-Determining Region Y Protein
  • Syndrome
  • Transcription Factors*

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Sex-Determining Region Y Protein
  • Transcription Factors