Table 1 Clinical findings of three patients examined in this study

From: Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome caused by a deep intronic mutation creating an alternative splice acceptor site of the AR gene

Patient

II-3

III-1

III-2

Karyotype

46,XY

46,XY

46,XY

Social sex

Male

Female → Malea

Male

Present age

27 y 2 m

2 y 6 m

0 y 4 m

<Genital findings>

Age at examination

Infancy

6 m

1 m

Tanner stage

PH 1, G 1

PH 1, G 1

PH 1, G 1

Testis size (mL)

2 (Bilateral)

2 (Bilateral)

2 (Bilateral)

Hypospadias

+(Penoscrotal)

+(Penoscrotal)

+(Penoscrotal)

Cryptorchidism

+(Bilateral)

+(Bilateral)

—

Microphallus (PL, cm)

+(~2.0)

+(~2.3)

+(~1.2)

Abnormal scrotum

+(Bifid)

+(Hypoplastic)

+(Bifid)

Uterus/Vagina

…

Absent on MRI

Absent on MRI

Age at examination

18 y 11 m

Ā Ā 

Tanner stage

PH 5, G 3 (after Tx)b

Ā Ā 

Testis size (mL)

5 (Right), 3–4 (Left)

Ā Ā 

Microphallus (PL, cm)

+(~2.8) (after Tx)b

Ā Ā 

Uterus/Vagina

Absent on MRI

Ā Ā 

<Endocrine findings>

Age at examination

14 y 6 m

6 m

1 m

LH (IU/L)

12.8 → 58.1c

1.9

0.4

FSH (IU/L)

24.0 → 35.6 c

2.8

1.1

Testosterone (nmol/L)

16.1 → 18.3d

5.9

2.4 → 13.7d

DHT (nmol/L)

0.9 → 1.0d

1.9

0.6 → 2.3d

Age at examination

18 y 11 m

10 m

3 m

LH (IU/L)

37.5

2.1 → 47.4c

1.6

FSH (IU/L)

17.7

2.6 → 8.4c

1.2

Testosterone (nmol/L)

18.4

8.8 → 30.4d

9.8

DHT (nmol/L)

1.3

3.6 → 3.7d

…

<Treatment>

Orchidopexy (age)

Performed (5 y)

Performed (16 m)

Planned

Genitoplasty (age)

Performed (5 y)

Planned

Planned

Mastectomy (age)

Performed (14 y, 16 y)

…

…

TE (25 mg i.m.) (age)

>5Ɨ (14 y)

6Ɨ (13–24 m)

Planned

DHT cream (age)

>Six months (15 y)

Two months (2 y)

Ā 

PL increment (cm)

~2.0 → ~2.8e

~2.3 → ~2.8e

Ā 

<Gender role>

Malef

Ā Ā 
  1. Abbreviations: PL, penile length; LH, luteinizing hormone; FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; DHT, dihydrotestosterone; TE, testosterone enanthate; y, year; m, month; PH, pubic hair; G, genitalia; Tx, treatment; and MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
  2. The data below the age-matched reference values19,20,21,22 are italicized and underlined, whereas those above the age-matched reference values19,20,21,22 are boldfaced and underlined.
  3. aSocial sex was changed from female to male at 12 months of age after detailed examinations and thorough consultation.
  4. bTreatment with TE injection and topical DHT cream, as described below.
  5. cBasal and peak values during a gonadotropin releasing hormone stimulation test (100 µg/m2 [max. 100 µg] bolus i.v.; blood sampling at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min).
  6. dBasal and stimulated values in a human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation test (3000 IU/m2/dose [max. 5000 IU] i.m. for three consecutive days; blood sampling on days 1 and 4).
  7. ePenile length response to TE (25 mg i.m.) in prepubertal boys with hypospadias who are free from demonstrable AR and SRD5A2 mutation is 0.35 cm per dose23.
  8. fThis patient is living with a female partner.