Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Female French bulldog with enlarged clitoris diagnosed with XX male
By Silversides, David W et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2011·Department of Veterinary Biomedicine, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Disorder of sex development (XX male, SRY negative) in a French bulldog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A female French bulldog was brought to the vet because she had an enlarged clitoris. During surgery, the vet found that her internal reproductive organs included a normal uterus and gonads that looked like testes. Further testing showed that she had an XX chromosome pattern and did not have the SRY gene, leading to a diagnosis of a rare condition called XX male, SRY negative disorder of sexual development. The outcome of the surgery and any follow-up treatment were not detailed in the study.
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Abstract
A female French bulldog was presented with an enlarged clitoris. Abdominal surgery revealed a normal uterus and gonads resembling testes. Histologically, the gonads contained seminiferous tubules. The karyotype was XX, and the SRY gene was not detected. A diagnosis of XX male, SRY negative disorder of sexual development was made.
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