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Female Virilization

Known as: Suprarenal virilization 
The development of male secondary sexual characteristics (such as hirsutism, deepening of the voice, or clitoral enlargement) in girls or adult… 
National Institutes of Health

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Adrenogenital Syndrome

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2020
2020
Reply to Flück et al.: Alternative androgen pathway biosynthesis drives fetal female virilization in P450 oxidoreductase deficiency
Newborn girls with P450 oxidoreductase (POR) deficiency regularly present with virilized external genitalia despite low… 
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2019
2019
Alternative pathway androgen biosynthesis and human fetal female virilization
Significance In the classic androgen biosynthesis pathway, testosterone is converted to 5α-dihydrotestosterone, a step crucially… 
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2012
Review
2012
Steroid Cell Ovarian Neoplasm, Not Otherwise Specified: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Background. Steroid cell ovarian tumors, not otherwise specified, represent a unique cause of female virilization. Most commonly… 
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2010
Review
2010
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Do the Benefits of Prenatal Treatment Defeat the Risks?
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is caused by a defect in any of the 5 enzymes necessary for the synthesis of cortisol… 
2007
2007
Somatic Variation in Living, Wild Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)
While understanding somatic variability among wild primates can provide insight into natural patterns of developmental plasticity… 
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Androgens and the Role of Female “Hyperaggressiveness” in Spotted Hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)
It has been suggested that female dominance in spotted hyenas evolved due to selection for "hyperaggressive" androgenized females… 
1992
1992
Binding of methyltrienolone to androgen receptors in human skin fibroblasts is enhanced by insulin.
Previous reports have suggested a relationship between hyperinsulinemia and increased androgen secretion leading to female… 
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1989
Review
1989
Prenatal treatment in congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: up-date 88 of the French multicentric study.
A multicentric study of prenatal treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) resulting from 21-hydroxylase deficiency in 43… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Social organization of the spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta. II. Dominance and reproduction
  • L. Frank
  • Animal Behaviour
  • 1986
  • Corpus ID: 53193864
Abstract A 4-year study of the social organization of spotted hyaenas in a clan of 60–80 individuals showed that there is a… 
1974
1974
Incomplete testicular feminization syndrome with puberal virilization.
REFERENCES l. Ryan, G. T., Ivy, R., and Pearson, J. W. Obstet. Gynecol. 40: 702, 1972. 2. Wang, M. Y., McCutchen, E., and… 
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