Mullerian agenesis, also known as Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, is characterized by utero-vaginal atresia in an otherwise phenotypically normal female with a normal 46,XX karyotype. It has been reported that Mullerian aplasia and hyperandrogenism is caused by mutations in the WNT4 gene. WNT4, a secreted protein that suppresses male sexual differentiation, is thought to repress the biosynthesis of gonadal androgen in female mammals.
Cheroki C, Krepischi-Santos AC, Rosenberg C, Jehee FS, Mingroni-Netto RC, Pavanello Filho I, Zanforlin Filho S, Kim CA, Bagnoli VR, Mendonca BB, Szuhai K, Otto PA
タイトル
Report of a del22q11 in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) anomaly and exclusion of WNT-4, RAR-gamma, and RXR-alpha as major genes determining MRKH anomaly in a study of 25 affected women.
