46,XX male disorder of sexual development:a case report

J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2013;5(4):258-60. doi: 10.4274/Jcrpe.1098.

Abstract

The main factor influencing sex determination of an embryo is the sex-determining region Y (SRY), a master regulatory gene located on the Y chromosome. The presence of SRY causes the bipotential gonad to differentiate into a testis. However, some individuals carry a Y chromosome but are phenotypically female (46,XY females) or have a female karyotype but are phenotypically male (46,XX males). 46, XX male is rare (1:20 000 in newborn males), and SRY positivity is responsible for this condition in approximately 90% of these subjects. External genitalia of 46,XX SRY-positive males appear as normal male external genitalia, and such cases are diagnosed when they present with small testes and/or infertility after puberty. Herein, we report an adolescent who presented with low testicular volume and who was diagnosed as a 46,XX male. SRY positivity was demonstrated in the patient by fluorescence in situ hybridization method.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 46, XX Disorders of Sex Development / diagnosis*
  • 46, XX Disorders of Sex Development / genetics*
  • Adolescent
  • Chromosomes, Human, X / genetics
  • Genes, sry / genetics
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Karyotype
  • Karyotyping
  • Male
  • Organ Size / genetics
  • Testis / metabolism
  • Testis / pathology
  • Translocation, Genetic