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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 504904, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/504904
Research Article

Multigeneration Inheritance through Fertile XX Carriers of an NR0B1 (DAX1) Locus Duplication in a Kindred of Females with Isolated XY Gonadal Dysgenesis

Michela Barbaro,1 Jackie Cook,2 Kristina Lagerstedt-Robinson,1 and Anna Wedell1

1Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institut, Karolinska University Hospital, CMM L8:02, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
2Department of Clinical Genetics, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield S 102 TH, UK

Received 31 August 2011; Revised 21 November 2011; Accepted 21 November 2011

Academic Editor: Gil Guerra-Junior

Copyright © 2012 Michela Barbaro et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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