Steroid sulphatase deficiency associated with testis cancer

G Lykkesfeldt; H Høyer; A E Lykkesfeldt; N E Skakkebaek

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(83)90801-2

Steroid sulphatase deficiency associated with testis cancer

G Lykkesfeldt, H Høyer, A E Lykkesfeldt, N E Skakkebaek

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Abstract

2 patients with recessive X-linked ichthyosis and steroid sulphatase (STS) deficiency were found to have testis cancer. It is suggested that STS deficiency may predispose both to cryptorchidism and to testis cancer.

Original language	English
Journal	Lancet
Volume	2
Issue number	8365-66
Pages (from-to)	1456
ISSN	0140-6736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(83)90801-2
Publication status	Published - 24 Dec 1983
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adult
Dysgerminoma/etiology
Humans
Ichthyosis/genetics
Male
Steryl-Sulfatase
Sulfatases/deficiency
Teratoma/etiology
Testicular Neoplasms/etiology

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Steroid sulphatase deficiency associated with testis cancer

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