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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2020

6. Differences/Disorders of Sex Development and Transgender Medicine

Differences/Disorders of Sex Development: Genetics

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6.7. MYRF haploinsufficiency causes 46,XY and 46,XX disorders of sex development: Bioinformatics consideration

K Hamanaka , A Takata , Y Uchiyama , S Miyatake , N Miyake , S Mitsuhashi , K Iwama , A Fujita , E Imagawa , AN Alkanaq , E Koshimizu , Y Azuma , M Nakashima , T Mizuguchi , H Saitsu , Y Wada , S Minami , Y Katoh-Fukui , Y Masunaga , M Fukami , T Hasegawa , T Ogata , N Matsumoto

To read the full abstract: Hum Mol Genet. 2019, Jul 15; 28: 2319–29. doi: https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/28/14/2319/5424416This study provides evidence that MYRF is important in the development of coelomic endothelial derived cells, and early gonadal development in both males and females. It combines detailed phenotypic assessment of patients and whole geno...

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6.8. Pathogenic variants in the DEAH-box RNA helicase DHX37 are a frequent cause of 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis and 46,XY testicular regression syndrome

K McElreavey , A Jorgensen , C Eozenou , T Merel , J Bignon-Topalovic , DS Tan , D Houzelstein , F Buonocore , N Warr , RGG Kay , M Peycelon , JP Siffroi , I Mazen , JC Achermann , Y Shcherbak , J Leger , A Sallai , JC Carel , L Martinerie , R Le Ru , GS Conway , B Mignot , L Van Maldergem , R Bertalan , E Globa , R Brauner , R Jauch , S Nef , A Greenfield , A Bashamboo

To read the full abstract: Genet Med. 2020, Jan; 22: 150-9. doi: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944638/pdf/41436_2019_Article_606.pdfMassive parallel sequencing of 145 46,XY DSD patients revealed 13 individuals with heterozygous missense pathogenic variants in the RNA helicase DHX37, explaining 11% of cases of 46,XY gonadal d...

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6.9. Loss-of-function variants in PPP1R12A: From isolated sex reversal to holoprosencephaly spectrum and urogenital malformations

JJ Hughes , E Alkhunaizi , P Kruszka , LC Pyle , DK Grange , SI Berger , KK Payne , D Masser-Frye , T Hu , MR Christie , NJ Clegg , JL Everson , AF Martinez , LE Walsh , E Bedoukian , MC Jones , CJ Harris , KM Riedhammer , D Choukair , PY Fechner , MM Rutter , SB Hufnagel , M Roifman , GB Kletter , E Delot , E Vilain , RJ Lipinski , CM Vezina , M Muenke , D Chitayat

To read the full abstract: Am J Hum Genet. 2020, Jan 2; 106: 121-8. doi: https://www.cell.com/ajhg/pdf/S0002-9297(19)30468-9.pdfProtein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 12a (PPP1R12A) is an important developmental factor involved in cell migration, adhesion, and morphogenesis. It is involved in the formation of myosin phosphatase and is regulated by phosphorylation.<p cla...