Science, Vol 196, Issue 4290, 655-656
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
H-y antigen: expression in human subjects with the testicular feminization syndrome
GC Koo,
SS Wachtel,
P Saenger,
MI New,
H Dosik,
AP Amarose,
E Dorus,
and
V Ventruto
Androgen-insensitive subjects with a 46,XY karotype develop as phenotypic females despite presence of testes. The white blood cells of these females type H-Y antigen-positive indicate that expression of the H-Y cell surface component is androgen-independent.