GENETIC-DETERMINANTS OF TESTIS DEVELOPMENT IN NORMAL AND ABNORMAL INDIVIDUALS

被引:1
作者
HAWKINS, JR
机构
[1] Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London
关键词
SRY; TDF; TESTIS DETERMINATION; XX MALES; XY FEMALES;
D O I
10.1159/000182599
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A candidate for the male sex determining gene 2 has recently been isolated. This gene, named SRY, has an expression profile consistent with a role in testis determination, is mutated in some XY females, and causes female to male sex reversal in transgenic mice. The cloning of this gene should facilitate the characterization of other genes in the testis determining pathway.
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