hrp0097p1-566 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology, and Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2023

Inhibin A (INHA) and steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1/NR5A1) collaborate in regulating human sex development.

Naamneh Elzenaty Rawda , Sara Sauter Kay , Kouri Chrysanthi , Martinez de Lapiscina Idoia , E. Flück Christa

Background: Inhibin consists of two homologous subunits, the α (INHA) and the βA or βB subunits (INHBA/INHBB). Both inhibins play an important role in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis by regulating the follicle stimulating hormone levels. INHA knockout mice develop mixed or incompletely differentiated gonadal stromal tumours. In females, some INHA variants have been associated with primary ova...