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5gamma-reductase deficiency syndrome

5γ-reductase deficiency syndrome

deficiency of 5γ-reductase, an enzyme that converts dihydrotestosterone to testosterone; this syndrome is associated with ambiguous external genitalia at birth and with virilization in puberty in boys.

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