Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD)
deficiency has a high prevalence within the Arab population of the Gaza strip and is …

17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-3 (17βHSD3) deficiency is an autosomal recessive
form of male pseudohermaphroditism caused by mutations in the HSD17B3 gene. In a …

Background: 3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II deficiency, a rare form of congenital
adrenal hyperplasia, is characterized by varying degrees of salt loss and incomplete …

In 1974, a lack of 5α-dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT), the most potent androgen across
species except for fish, was shown to be the origin of a type of pseudohermaphrodism in …

We observed a boy with ambiguous genitalia and normal testes. Steroid analyses performed
during newborn age surprisingly were inconclusive basally and after hCG stimulation, but …

β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 (17-β-HSD 3) deficiency is an autosomal recessive
form of 46, XY disorder of sex development (DSD). To date, a total of 27 HSD17B3 gene …

Male pseudohermaphroditism (MPH) is characterized by incomplete differentiation of male
genitalia in the presence of testicular tissue. Enzymatic defects involving androgen synthesis …

In the siblings reported, two affected boys have perineal hypospadias and bifid scrotum, and
two affected girls have slight clitoral enlargement with otherwise normal genitalia. All are …

The importance of the hormones testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the male is best
illustrated by studies of the inherited condition of male pseudohermaphroditism due to 5a …

Context and objective The precise diagnosis of partially virilised women with 46, XY
disorders of sex development (DSD) is often obscure. In practice, this group often comes …