PEDIATRICS · 1952 · 26 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesGeneticsHuman DevelopmentHuman GeneticsMedical GeneticsReproductive GeneticsDisorders Of Sex DevelopmentGenetic DisordersInheritance PatternsMendelian InheritanceSex-linked InheritanceSexual DifferentiationDisorders Of Sexual DifferentiationIncomplete PenetranceMale Sexual DevelopmentSex-limited Gene ExpressionSexual Behavior DevelopmentTrait PenetranceVariable Penetrance
A family is reported in which 27 males were affected with precocious somatic and sexual development. The trait is shown to be dependent upon a sex-limited autosomal gene with a little less than complete penetrance.