A case of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome with a novel androgen receptor mutation

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2012;25(11-12):1145-51. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0135.

Abstract

We report a case of a 14-year-old girl with primary amenorrhea and phenotypic as well as hormonal features of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS), who tested positive for a novel missense androgen receptor gene mutation resulting in serine-to-isoleucine change at position 703 in exon 4 in the ligand-binding domain. The interesting features of this case include a persistence of Müllerian derivatives, Sertoli cell adenoma, Tanner III pubic hair, and a normal bone mineral density. These features are not typically described in CAIS. This novel mutation associated with a unique clinical presentation serves to significantly enrich the literature on this rare and fascinating disorder of androgen insensitivity syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Amenorrhea / diagnosis
  • Amenorrhea / genetics
  • Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / genetics
  • Disorders of Sex Development / diagnosis*
  • Disorders of Sex Development / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation, Missense*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pedigree
  • Point Mutation*
  • Receptors, Androgen / genetics*
  • Sertoli Cell Tumor / pathology

Substances

  • Receptors, Androgen