The XY female and SWYER syndrome

Abtsract: SWYER syndrome or pure gonadal dysgenesis is a disease in which individuals with a female phenotype, with female external genital organs, have a 46 XY karyotype and streak gonads that ought to be removed given their high malignization potential. We present the case of a patient with Swyer...

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Main Authors: Karine F. Meyer, Luiz G. Freitas Filho, Karina I. Silva, Pedro A. Trauzcinsky, Cristina Reuter, Maria Beatriz M. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019302025
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spelling doaj-53cff584e5534f24906897168a74c4542020-11-25T01:54:35ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202019-09-0126The XY female and SWYER syndromeKarine F. Meyer0Luiz G. Freitas Filho1Karina I. Silva2Pedro A. Trauzcinsky3Cristina Reuter4Maria Beatriz M. Souza5Universidade de Blumenau, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Surgery Department, Brazil; Corresponding author. Rua Batista Cepelos 87, ap 61, 04109-120, São Paulo, Brazil. +55 11 983231200.Universidade de Blumenau, BrazilUniversidade de Blumenau, BrazilUniversidade de Blumenau, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Surgery Department, BrazilAbtsract: SWYER syndrome or pure gonadal dysgenesis is a disease in which individuals with a female phenotype, with female external genital organs, have a 46 XY karyotype and streak gonads that ought to be removed given their high malignization potential. We present the case of a patient with Swyer syndrome, and compare them with other cases of patients with a 46 XY karyotype, phenotypically female, such as in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia from deficiency of the 17 α hydroxylase/17–20 Lyase enzyme and in the Congenital Androgenic Insensitivity Syndrome. Keywords: Swyer syndrome, Gonadal dysgenesis, Primary amenorrhea, 46 XYhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019302025
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author Karine F. Meyer
Luiz G. Freitas Filho
Karina I. Silva
Pedro A. Trauzcinsky
Cristina Reuter
Maria Beatriz M. Souza
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Luiz G. Freitas Filho
Karina I. Silva
Pedro A. Trauzcinsky
Cristina Reuter
Maria Beatriz M. Souza
The XY female and SWYER syndrome
Urology Case Reports
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Luiz G. Freitas Filho
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title The XY female and SWYER syndrome
title_short The XY female and SWYER syndrome
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series Urology Case Reports
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publishDate 2019-09-01
description Abtsract: SWYER syndrome or pure gonadal dysgenesis is a disease in which individuals with a female phenotype, with female external genital organs, have a 46 XY karyotype and streak gonads that ought to be removed given their high malignization potential. We present the case of a patient with Swyer syndrome, and compare them with other cases of patients with a 46 XY karyotype, phenotypically female, such as in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia from deficiency of the 17 α hydroxylase/17–20 Lyase enzyme and in the Congenital Androgenic Insensitivity Syndrome. Keywords: Swyer syndrome, Gonadal dysgenesis, Primary amenorrhea, 46 XY
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019302025
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