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Published in final edited form as: Mol Genet Metab. 2015 May 3;115(2-3):61–71. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.05.002

Table 3.

GONADAL DISORDERS

Disease Gene H OMIM Phenotype
Androgen insensitivity May be minimally affected (MAIS), partial (PAIS) or complete (CAIS) AR X *313700
#300068
M: MAIS - normal genitalia, gynecomastia, infertility; PAIS - ambiguous genitalia with variable degrees of virilization, sparse pubic hair, gynecomastia; CAIS - female body habitus and external genitalia, tall stature, sparse pubic hair, absent facial hair, blind vaginal pouch, inguinal or abdominal testes, inguinal hernias F (carriers): normal genitalia, breast development and fertility; may have tall stature and sparse pubic hair
Aromatase deficiency CYP19A1 AR *107910
#613546
M: eunuchoid body proportions, tall stature, excess adipose tissue; F: virilization, amenorrhea, absent breast development, cystic ovaries; Both: fetal and maternal virilization (acne and hirsutism in mother resolves after delivery)
Aromatase excess syndrome CYP19A1 AD/AR/X *107910
#139300
M: gynecomastia, premature growth spurt, decreased adult stature; F: usually asymptomatic, may have macromastia, premature growth spurt, menstrual irregularity, short stature; Both: normal fertility
Estrogen resistance ESR1 AR *133430
#615363
M: axillary acanthosis nigricans, early coronary artery disease, hyperinsulinemia and impaired glucose tolerance; F: primary amenorrhea, absent breast development with no response to oral estrogen, small uterus, large polycystic ovaries, severe acne; Both: osteopenia, delayed bone age with continued growth into adulthood
17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Deficiency HSD17B3 AR *605573
#264300
M: undervirilized external genitalia at birth, inguinal testes, virilization at puberty, gynecomastia, infertility, hypothyroidism; F: normal genitalia and breast development; possible association with pubertal-onset hirsuitism and PCOS
Leydig cell hypoplasia (M) Luteinizing hormone resistance (F) LHCGR AR *152790
#238320
M: Type 1 – female external genitalia, absent development of male secondary sex characteristics; Type 2 - milder with range of genital abnormalities; F: amenorrhea, infertility
McCune-Albright syndrome GNAS1 SM *139320
#174800
Peripheral precocious puberty, café au lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, facial asymmetry, deafness, blindness, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, Cushing syndrome, acromegaly, hyperprolactinemia, gastrointestinal polyps and pituitary adenomas.
Premature ovarian failure FMR1 X *309550
#311360
Amenorrhea, osteoporosis
DIAPH2 U *300108
#300511
POF1B U *300603
#300604
FOXL2 U *605597
#608996
BMP15 X *300247
#300510
NOBOX U *610934
#611548
FIGLA AD *608697
#612310
NR5A1 U *184757
#612964
Testotoxicosis, familial LHCGR AD *152790
#176410
Male-limited, gonadotropin independent, precocious puberty (usually by age 4 years) with rapid virilization, small testes, not suppressible by gonadotropin releasing hormone analogs
Testotoxicosis with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a GNAS U *139320
#176410
Male-limited precocious puberty, see pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a
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gene ID;

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disease ID;

AD, autosomal dominant; AR, autosomal recessive; F, females; H, inheritance; M, males; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; SM, somatic mosaic; U, inheritance unclear or unknown; X, X-linked.