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ey0016.6-2 | New Functions of (Old) Genes | ESPEYB16

6.2. Epigenetic repression of androgen receptor transcription in mutation-negative androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS type II)

NC Hornig , P Rodens , H Dorr , NC Hubner , AE Kulle , HU Schweikert , M Welzel , S Bens , O Hiort , R Werner , S Gonzalves , AK Eckstein , M Cools , A Verrijn-Stuart , HG Stunnenberg , R Siebert , O Ammerpohl , PM Holterhus

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Dec 1;103(12):4617–4627.doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00052. PMID: 30124873This study shows for the first time that epigenetic changes in the androgen receptor gene (AR) proximal promoter region may underlie a clinical phenotype of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) in individuals in whom no DNA sequence mutation in AR or ...

ey0015.6-20 | Reviews of clinical importance | ESPEYB15

6.20 Caring for individuals with a difference of sex development (DSD): a Consensus Statement

M Cools , A Nordenström , R Robeva , J Hall , P Westerveld , C Flück , B Köhler , M Berra , A Springer , K Schweizer , V Pasterski , COST Action BM1303 working group

To read the full abstract: Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2018 May 16[Comments on 6.19 and 6.20] These two publications, a review and a consensus statement, are especially useful in the clinical care for individuals with disorders affecting the sex development, albeit in different ways. Since the Chicago consensus in 2005, the knowledge of the ...

ey0019.6-4 | Co-morbidities associated with DSD | ESPEYB19

6.4. Growth, puberty and testicular function in boys born small for gestational age with a nonspecific disorder of sex development

LJW Tack , der Straaten S van , S Riedl , A Springer , PM Holterhus , NC Hornig , Z Kolesinska , M Niedziela , F Baronio , A Balsamo , SE Hannema , A Nordenstrom , S Poyrazoglu , FF Darendeliler , R Grinspon , R Rey , F Aljuraibah , J Bryce , F Ahmed , R Tadokoro-Cuccaro , I Hughes , G Guaragna-Filho , AT Maciel-Guerra , G Guerra-Junior , M Cools

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2022 Feb;96(2):165-174. PMID: 34668586, doi: 10.1111/cen.14614.Brief Summary: This retrospective case-control study used data from the international DSD registry to investigate the long-term outcomes of males born small for gestational age (SGA) with hypospadias/DSD. A large cohort of 179 boys (115 males born SGA; 64 appropriate for gestational age) was investigated for growt...

ey0017.6-10 | Differences/Disorders of Sex Development: Clinical Studies | ESPEYB17

6.10. The external genitalia score (EGS): A European multicenter validation study

S Van der Straaten , A Springer , A Zecic , D Hebenstreit , U Tonnhofer , A Gawlik , M Baumert , K Szeliga , S Debulpaep , A Desloovere , L Tack , K Smets , M Wasniewska , D Corica , M Calafiore , ML Ljubicic , AS Busch , A Juul , A Nordenstrom , J Sigurdsson , CE Fluck , T Haamberg , S Graf , SE Hannema , KP Wolffenbuttel , O Hiort , SF Ahmed , M Cools

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020, Mar 1; 105. doi: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/105/3/e222/5609091?redirectedFrom=fulltextThis cross-sectional study collected measures of genital development from 181 premature neonates, 378 term neonates, 308 babies up to 24 months, and in 111 babies with atypical geni...

ey0017.6-12 | Differences/Disorders of Sex Development: Clinical Studies | ESPEYB17

6.12. Clinical but not histological outcomes in males with 45,X/46,XY mosaicism vary depending on reason for diagnosis

ML Ljubicic , A Jorgensen , C Acerini , J Andrade , A Balsamo , S Bertelloni , M Cools , RT Cuccaro , F Darendeliler , CE Fluck , RP Grinspon , A Maciel-Guerra , T Guran , SE Hannema , AK Lucas-Herald , O Hiort , PM Holterhus , C Lichiardopol , LHJ Looijenga , R Ortolano , S Riedl , SF Ahmed , A Juul

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019, Oct 1; 104: 4366–81. doi: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31127831This retrospective observational study compared long-term health outcomes between 46,X/46,XY individuals diagnosed early in life due to genital anomalies (n =35) and those diagnosed later due other reasons (n =28). Data came from 16 clinic...