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ey0018.6-3 | Basic and Genetic Research of DSD | ESPEYB18

6.3. The FKBP4 gene, encoding a regulator of the androgen receptor signaling pathway, is a novel candidate gene for androgen insensitivity syndrome

E Ilaslan , R Markosyan , P Sproll , BJ Stevenson , M Sajek , MP Sajek , H Hayrapetyan , T Sarkisian , L Livshits , S Nef , J Jaruzelska , K Kusz-Zamelczyk

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 9;21(21):8403. doi: 10.3390/ijms21218403. PMID: 33182400This case report describes a patient with clinically diagnosed partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS). However, no mutation in the androgen receptor gene was identified. Instead, whole genome sequencing revealed a heterozygous point mutation inherited from the mother in the FKBP4 gene. This gene i...