A Novel Look at Dosage-Sensitive Sex Locus Xp21.2 in a Case of 46,XY Partial Gonadal Dysgenesis without NR0B1 Duplication

Ana Paula Francese-Santos, Jakob A. Meinel, Cristiane S.C. Piveta, Juliana G.R. Andrade, Beatriz A. Barros, Helena Fabbri-Scallet, Vera Lúcia Gil-da-Silva-Lopes, Gil Guerra-Junior, Axel Künstner, Hauke Busch, Olaf Hiort, Maricilda P. de Mello, Ralf Werner, Andréa T. Maciel-Guerra*

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Abstract

A region of 160 kb at Xp21.2 has been defined as dosage-sensitive sex reversal (DSS) and includes the NR0B1 gene, considered to be the candidate gene involved in XY gonadal dysgenesis if overexpressed. We describe a girl with 46,XY partial gonadal dysgenesis carrying a 297 kb duplication at Xp21.2 upstream of NR0B1 initially detected by chromosomal microarray analysis. Fine mapping of the breakpoints by whole-genome sequencing showed a tandem duplication of TASL (CXorf21), GK and partially TAB3, upstream of NR0B1. This is the first description of an Xp21.2 duplication upstream of NR0B1 associated with 46,XY partial gonadal dysgenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number494
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume24
Issue number1
ISSN1661-6596
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

DFG Research Classification Scheme

  • 2.22-17 Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolism
  • 2.22-20 Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

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