testotoxicosis

testotoxicosis
A G protein mutation disease resulting in autonomous testosterone overproduction, with precocious puberty.

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tes·to·tox·i·co·sis (tes″to-tok″sĭ-koґsis) a type of isosexual precocious puberty in males occurring at about age three, caused by excessive amounts of circulating testosterone; it has autosomal dominant inheritance, and patients usually have normal fertility as adults.

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