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A 16 yr old girl is brought to yhe physician by her mother because she has not yet begun to menstruate. She is concered because all of her friends got their periods year ago. she is not sexually active and denies excessive dieting or exercise. Physical examination reveals normal adult type breasts, a sparse amount of axillary and pubic hair, and a blind ending vagina. A sonogram reveals that the uterus and ovaries are absent. She has male levels of testosterone. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her condition.
Androgen producing tumor
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
maternal intake of androgens
meiotic nondisjunction
mutation of androgen receptor
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| new_n_lost
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mutation of androgen receptor ??? Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
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Mutation of androgen receptors.
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mutation of androgen receptor
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mutation of androgen receptor and Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
are the 2 same....plz explain
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mutation of androgen receptor
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