Testing mosaicism hypothesis in an XX male

Pawlowitzki, I.H.; Holzgreve, W.; Kövary, M.; Niermann, H.; Scholz, W.

Annales de Genetique 21(3): 152-156

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3995
PMID: 315189
Document Number: 131552
A 19 yr old XX male is described. Sertoli cells had no Barr bodies, but brightly fluorescent dots resembling Y chromatin were found. This finding is discussed with respect to mosaicism theory in testicular tissue, the Y containing cell line being restricted to Sertoli cells in some XX males.

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