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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 46, 961-970, Copyright © 1978 by Endocrine Society

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Gynecomastia as a familial incomplete male pseudohermaphroditism type 1: a limited androgen resistance syndrome

F Larrea, G Benavides, H Scaglia, S Kofman-Alfaro, E Ferrusca, M Medina and G Perez-Palacios

Four postpubertal 46 XY male patients with an inherited form of bilateral gynecomastia were studied to delineate the nature of the disease. Normal serum FSH and moderately elevated serum LH with concomitantly increased circulating levels of testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) were found persistently in all cases in blood samples drawn at frequent intervals. LRH pituitary stimulation resulted in an exaggerated LH response and a normal FSH response. Chronic administration of T-cyclopentylate failed to decrease serum LH levels. The peripheral conversion rate of androstenedione to estrone was within normal limits. All patients had low ejaculate volumes with relatively normal spermatozoa counts. Testicular biopsies revealed normal Leydig cells and complete spermatogenesis. Urological examination disclosed that the prostate gland was extremely small. The breast tissue demonstrated the presence of tubular structures as well as the specific binding of [3H]T and [3H]dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which was inhibited by nonlabeled T, DHT, E2, and progesterone, but not by cortisol. The pedigree suggested a recessive X-linked inherited trait. A patient with a nonfamilial form of gynecomastia served as a control in all studies. These data were interpreted as demonstrating that this inherited type of gynecomastia represents the mildest expression of the androgen resistance syndromes and, therefore, belongs to the type 1 form of familial incomplete male pseudohermaphroditism.


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