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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

Overview

The most potent risk factor in the development of gonadoblastoma is gonadal dysgenesis. The risk also increases with age.

Risk Factors

• The most potent risk factor in the development of gonadoblastoma is gonadal dysgenesis.
• The risk of gonadoblastoma development increases with age. In individuals with XY gonadal abnormalities, it reaches upto 30% by the age of thirty years.
• Other risk factors include patients with Turner syndrome and having Y chromosome contents.