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Although mutations in the estrogen receptor \u03b2 gene ESR2 were found in 46, XY patients with differences of sex development, no genetic variants of ESR2 were linked to gonadal defects in women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Settings and Patient<\/jats:title><jats:p>Here we describe a 16-year-old female patient who came to our tertiary care hospital with complete lack of estrogen action, as demonstrated by absent breast development, primary amenorrhea, and osteoporosis, resembling patients with ESR1 mutation. 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