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HEREDITARY FAMILIAL HYPOGONADISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1981-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Histology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Reifensteins’s syndrome 1, record 1, English, Reifensteins%26rsquo%3Bs%20syndrome
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hereditary familial hypogonadism 1, record 1, English, hereditary%20familial%20hypogonadism
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A syndrome of familial male pseudohermaphrodism associated with hypospadias, primary hypogonadism, postpubertal testicular atrophy and azoospermia; signs of testosterone deficiency, and often gynecomastia. 1, record 1, English, - Reifensteins%26rsquo%3Bs%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A complete Reifenstein syndrome with dysgenetic lesions of the seminiferous tubes and ambiguous genitals (short penis with hypospadias) as well as a deficiency in virility would be the maximal expression of the lesion. 1, record 1, English, - Reifensteins%26rsquo%3Bs%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Histologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de Reinfenstein
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Reinfenstein
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hypogonadisme familial héréditaire 1, record 1, French, hypogonadisme%20familial%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Malformation testiculaire congénitale et héréditaire [...] caractérisée par une atrophie post-pubertaire des tubes séminifères, une azoospermie et un degré variable d'eunuchoïsme, associés à un hypospadias. Le caryotype est normal, de type XY, dans tous les tissus, ce qui distingue ce syndrome de celui de Klinefelter. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Reinfenstein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pseudo-hermaphrodisme masculin peut reconnaître une origine génique comme dans la féminisation testiculaire ou le syndrome de Reifenstein. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Reinfenstein
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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