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ey0021.6-6 | Clinical and Molecular Insights into SF1 Deficiency | ESPEYB21

6.6. A conserved NR5A1-responsive enhancer regulates SRY in testis-determination

D Houzelstein , C Eozenou , CF Lagos , M Elzaiat , J Bignon-Topalovic , I Gonzalez , V Laville , L Schlick , S Wankanit , P Madon , J Kirtane , A Athalye , F Buonocore , S Bigou , GS Conway , D Bohl , JC Achermann , A Bashamboo , K McElreavey

Brief Summary: This study identified a conserved enhancer element located 5’ of the mammalian SRY gene through comparative genomic analysis, which plays a crucial role in the regulation of sexual differentiation. NR5A1 binds to this element. The researchers discovered two distinct hemizygous base pair substitutions within this NR5A1 binding site, both of which involve highly conserved residues: one in a sporadic case of XY sex reversal and the other in a large fa...

ey0018.6-2 | Basic and Genetic Research of DSD | ESPEYB18

6.2. Testis formation in XX individuals resulting from novel pathogenic variants in Wilms' tumor 1 (WT1) gene

C Eozenou , N Gonen , MS Touzon , A Jorgensen , SA Yatsenko , L Fusee , AK Kamel , B Gellen , G Guercio , P Singh , S Witchel , AJ Berman , R Mainpal , M Totonchi , A Mohseni Meybodi , M Askari , T Merel-Chali , J Bignon-Topalovic , R Migale , M Costanzo , R Marino , P Ramirez

Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2020 Jun 16;117(24):13680–13688. 10.1073/pnas.1921676117. PMID: 32493750.On the search for a genetic cause for 46,XX virilization due to testicular (TDSD) or ovotesticular DSD (OTDSD), 78 individuals were studied by whole exome sequencing. In 7 cases, heterozygous de novo variants were found in the 4th zinc finger (ZF4) of the Wilms tumor 1 gene (<em...

ey0017.6-8 | Differences/Disorders of Sex Development: Genetics | ESPEYB17

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...