ea0033p53 | (1) | BSPED2013
Kumaran Anitha
, Parajes Silvia
, Cole Trevor R
, Hogler Wolfgang
, Kirk Jeremy
, Krone Nils
Introduction: Steroid 5-α reductase type 2 deficiency causes 46,XY disorder of sex development (DSD) and is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from mutations in the SRD5A2 gene. SRD5A2 facilitates the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), crucially required for masculinisation of external genitalia. Thus 46,XY individuals with SRD5A2 mutations present with varying severity of undermasculinisation.We descri...