hrp0095p2-261 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology, and Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2022

VSD genetic diagnosis exploiting single-cell expression data and deep learning

von der Decken Isabel , Azimi Hamid , Lauber-Biason Anna

The majority of patients with Variations of Sex Development (VSD) lack a genetic diagnosis. Patients that are born with atypical chromosomal, gonadal, or phenotypical sex, present a wide spectrum of phenotypes that are often associated with ambiguous genitalia, infertility as well as increased susceptibility to testicular or ovarian cancer. Many different genetic causes of VSD have been reported [2], but for more than 50% [3] of all VSD patients, the molecular cause of their c...