A novel pathogenic variant of SRD5A2 in an Iranian psuedohermaphrodite male.
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SUBMITTER: Dalili S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7562857 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
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A novel pathogenic variant of <i>SRD5A2</i> in an Iranian psuedohermaphrodite male.
Dalili Setilla S Rabbani Bahareh B Hassanzadeh Rad Afagh A Koohmanaee Shaahin S Mahdieh Nejat N
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