PubMed · 5192032
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K Yeshoda. 1969. Hermaphroditism. A case study.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5192032/
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Human male sexual development is regulated by chorionic gonadotropin (CG) and luteinizing hormone (LH). Aberrant sexual development caused by both activating and inactivating mutations of the human luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) have been described. All known activating mutations of the LHR are missense mutations caused by single base substitution. The most common activating mutation is the replacement of Asp-578 by Gly due to the substitution of A by G at nucleotide position 1733. All activating mutations are present in exon 11 which encodes the transmembrane domain of the receptor. Constitutive activity of the LHR causes LH releasing hormone-independent precocious puberty in boys and the autosomal dominant disorder familial male-limited precocious puberty (FMPP). Both germline and somatic activating mutations of the LHR have been found in patients with testicular tumors. Activating mutations have no effect on females. The molecular genetics of the inactivating mutations of the LHR are more variable and include single base substitution, partial gene deletion, and insertion. These mutations are not localized and are present in both the extracellular and transmembrane domain of the receptor. Inactivation of the LHR gives rise to the autosomal recessive disorder Leydig cell hypoplasia (LCH) and male hypogonadism or male pseudohermaphroditism. Severity of the clinical phenotype in LCH patients correlates with the amount of residual activity of the mutated receptor. Females are less affected by inactivating mutation of the LHR. Symptoms caused by homozygous inactivating mutation of the LHR include polycystic ovaries and primary amenorrhea.
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OBJECTIVE: True hermaphroditism is a rare cause of atypical genitalia which presents significant diagnostic and management challenges. We present the clinical and laboratory findings and management of four patients with true hermaphroditism. METHODOLOGY: Case studies from a teaching hospital and literature review. RESULTS: All four patients had atypical genitalia identified at birth. All had a palpable gonad, only one of which was palpable at birth. Three patients were 46XX (SRY -ve) and one 46XY (SRY +ve). Three patients were raised as females (two 46XX and one 46XY) and one as a male. All four patients were found to have an ovotestis present. CONCLUSIONS: The management of true hermaphroditism is controversial and requires a multidisciplinary approach. It has many implications for both the parent and child. We discuss the issues involved for the patients and their parents.