Table 2.
46,XY gonadal dysgenesis | NR5A1 deficiency* | Leydig cell hypoplasia | 17β-HSD3 deficiency | 5α-reductase 2 deficiency | Complete/partial/minimal Androgen resistance | |
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Prevalence | ? | ? | Very rare | 1: 147.000° | ? ° | 1: 20/90.000 |
Inheritance | Variable | AD | AR | AR | AR | X-linked |
Gene | SRY, DHH, etc. | NR5A1 | LHR | 17β-HSD3 | SRD5A2 | AR |
Chromosome | variable | 9q33.3 | 2p21 | 9q22 | 2p23 | Xq11–12 |
External genitalia | Female | Female to male | Female to ambiguous | Female to ambiguous | Female to ambiguous | Female to ambiguous to male |
Wolffian structures | No | Variable | No | variable | Yes | No (complete) to variable to male (minimal) |
Müllerian structures | Yes | Variable | No | No | No | No |
Gonads | Streak | Testes | Testes | Testes | Testes | Testes |
Puberty | No | No/virilization | No | Virilization | Virilization | Femminilizatio to virilization |
Sex change | No | Sometimes | No | 30–50% | ~75% | No (complete/minimal) to sometimes (partial) |
AD, autosomal dominant; AR, autosomal recessive.
No adrenal insufficiency in heterozygous state; adrenal insufficiency is operative in homozygous state.
Frequent in some specific populations with a high rate of consanguineous marriage.