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partial androgen insensitivity syndrome

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An androgen insensitivity syndrome that is characterized by a 46,XY karyotype and testes that produce age-appropriate androgen levels but have undermasculinized external genitalia due to defects in androgen action.

Signs and symptoms

  • Perineal hypospadias
  • Cryptorchidism
  • Micropenis
  • Gynecomastia
  • Infertility
  • Abnormal rib cage morphology
  • Male pseudohermaphroditism
  • Bifid scrotum
  • Absent vas deferens
  • Hypogonadism

Also known as: Reifenstein syndrome