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Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linkedDirect access to data Alias
DAX-1 is a member of the orphan nuclear hormone receptor family. Its mutations cause X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita, a disease characterized by adrenal insufficiency due to impaired organogenesis of the adrenal cortex and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. Recent data suggest that abnormalities of spermatogenesis, independent of gonadotrophin production and due to a primary defect or Sertoli cells, may also comprise part of the clinical spectrum of DAX-1 mutations.*Author : Pr. A. Tabarin (July 2000)* Clinical signs
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