Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (pronunciation: an-dro-jen in-sen-si-tiv-i-ty sin-drome) is a condition that affects sexual development before birth and during puberty. People with this condition are genetically male, with one X and one Y chromosome in each cell, because they have a mutation in the AR gene.
Etymology
The term "Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome" is derived from the Greek words "Andro" meaning male, "Gen" meaning producing, "In" meaning not, "Sensitivus" meaning feeling, and "Syndromos" meaning running together.
Related Terms
- Androgen: A type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics.
- AR gene: The gene responsible for making the protein called an androgen receptor.
- Testosterone: The primary male sex hormone that plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues.
- Mutation: A change in a DNA sequence, usually occurring because of errors in replication or repair.
- X chromosome: One of the two sex chromosomes in humans and many other animals. The other is the Y chromosome.
- Y chromosome: The sex chromosome that is found, along with one X chromosome, in most mammalian males.
See Also
- Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
- Wikipedia's article - Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
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