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Preliminary results show heterogeneity between centres in both data quality and quality of care.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The DSDReg is well established in the DSDCare project as a quality assurance tool with continuously increasing recruitment figures. The implemented quality indicators are applicable, enable a comparison between the participating centres and will foreseeably lead to an improvement of the care of patients with DSD. 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