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Aromatase Dificiency is rare in humans, however, if aromatase is nonfunctional due to a mutation estrogen synthesis cannot occur. Affected females are diagnoses at birth because of the obvious characteristics of pseudohermaphroditism. During the childhood of these girls, delayed bone maturation can occur along with cystic ovaries. However, affected males are diagnosed later in life because there are not obvious birth defects. Clincal symptoms such as a tall physique, delayed bone maturation, epiphyseal closure, bone pain, and excess adiposy. <ref> PMID: 17452968 </ref> | Aromatase Dificiency is rare in humans, however, if aromatase is nonfunctional due to a mutation estrogen synthesis cannot occur. Affected females are diagnoses at birth because of the obvious characteristics of pseudohermaphroditism. During the childhood of these girls, delayed bone maturation can occur along with cystic ovaries. However, affected males are diagnosed later in life because there are not obvious birth defects. Clincal symptoms such as a tall physique, delayed bone maturation, epiphyseal closure, bone pain, and excess adiposy. <ref> PMID: 17452968 </ref> | ||
*'''Aromatase Excess Syndrome''' | *'''Aromatase Excess Syndrome''' | ||
Research shows a rare disorder caused by excessive aromatase activity that can cause familial gynecomastia and feminization of both sexes. This can be inherited | Research shows a rare disorder caused by excessive aromatase activity that can cause familial gynecomastia and feminization of both sexes. This can be inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, affecting females and males differently. Females with this disorder showed signs of isosexual precocity and/or macromastia. Males showed characteristics of heterosexual precocity and/or gynecomastia. <ref> PMID: 9543166 </ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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