Premature centromeric divisions and prominent telomeres in a patient with persistent mullerian duct syndrome.
A 35-year-old, rare male pseudohermaphrodite with inguinal hernia, testis, fallopian tube and uterus, symptoms referrable to persistent Mullerian duct syndrome, is described. The patient has a 46,XY karyotype in 50% of metaphases, while the remaining metaphases show premature cnetromeric divisions and hypoploid counts.
Rangnekar
G V
GV
Department of Surgery, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India.
Loya
B M
BM
Goswami
L K
LK
Sengupta
L K
LK
D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002503:Centromere; D002875:Chromosomes; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications; D007621:Karyotyping; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D014178:Translocation, Genetic