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Leydig cell hyperplasia

Monday 16 January 2006

testicular Leydig cell hyperplasia

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Etiology (Exemples)

 constitutional triploidy

See also

 Leydig cells
 Leydig cell tumor (Leydig cell adenoma)

References

 Mutation analysis of the LH receptor gene in Leydig cell adenoma and hyperplasia and functional and biochemical studies of activating mutations of the LH receptor gene. Boot AM, Lumbroso S, Verhoef-Post M, Richter-Unruh A, Looijenga LH, Funaro A, Beishuizen A, van Marle A, Drop SL, Themmen AP. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jul;96(7):E1197-205. PMID: 21490077