
DUPLICATION OF THE SOX3 GENE IN AN SRY-NEGATIVE
46,XX MALE WITH ASSOCIATED CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
OF KIDNEYS AND THE URINARY TRACT:
CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Tasic V1, Mitrotti A2, Riepe FG3, Kulle AE3, Laban N1, Polenakovic M4,
Plaseska-Karanfilska D4, Sanna-Cherchi S2, Kostovski M1, Gucev Z1,* *Corresponding Author: Professor Dr. Zoran Gucev, University Children’s Hospital, Medical Faculty
Skopje, ul. Majka Tereza 17, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Mobile: +389-70-279-742.
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