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Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

By: Rishi Rattan
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:breast; hormone therapy; hormones; puberty; testes; testosterone; vagina

The term Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) refers to an X-chromosome-linked recessive mutation resulting in undervirilization of male external [Page 33]genitalia. The degree to which external genitalia are “feminized” is dependent on the functionality of the androgen receptor. Deletion of its ...

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  Rattan, R. (2009). Androgen insensitivity syndrome. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 33-33). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n24
  
  Rattan, Rishi. "Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 33-33. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n24.
  
  Rattan, R. 2009. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 33 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n24> [Accessed 15 Jun 2021].
  
  Rattan, Rishi. "Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 33-33. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n24.
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