Hermaphroditism

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A fascinating paper on the genetic and chromosomal abnormality known as hermaphroditism. There are four types of hermaphroditism associated with ambiguous genitalia, however true hermaphroditism is very rare. This paper focuses on true hermaphroditism and the issues related to phenotypic features, molecular and genetic basis of the disease, parthenogenesis and disease management.

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"This paper presents a brief yet comprehensive review of Hermaphroditism, a genetic disorder that affects the developing fetus in the womb, and is most often diagnosed in infants through the presentation of ambiguous genitalia; although many cases remain undiagnosed until adulthood when infertility problems surface. While true hermaphroditism is considered rare, most commonly, the presentation of ambiguous genitalia fall into four major subtypes (Al-Salem and Abusrair): female pseudohermaphroditism, male pseudohermaphroditism, mixed gonadal dysgenesis, and finally true hermaphroditism. Our discussion will focus on true hermaphroditism. Our presentation will be broken down into logical reporting sections that closely parallel the Clinical Case Studies section of the text, including Principles, Background, Major Phenotypic Features, Molecular Basis, followed by a brief presentation on the disease pathogenesis and a discussion on inheritance risk and disease management."

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