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- 2019
Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Development (Ovotestis) in Simpson–Golabi–Behmel Syndrome: Expansion of the Clinical SpectrumKeywords: true hermaphroditism,disorder or sexual development,gonadal dysgenesis,overgrowth Abstract: Simpson–Golabi–Behmel syndrome type I (SGBS, OMIM312870), caused by defects of the GPC3 and GPC4 genes on chromosome Xq26, is an X-linked recessive macrosomia/multiple congenital anomaly disorder characterized by somatic overgrowth, coarse facial features, variable congenital anomalies, increased tumor risk, and mild-to-moderate neurodevelopmental anomalies. We report the postmortem findings in 3 second-trimester male siblings with SGBS who displayed ambiguous genitalia (in all 3) and gonadal dysgenesis (ovotestis) (in 1), thus expanding the SGBS spectrum to include these disorders of sex development
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