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Unlike previous reviews focused predominantly on animal models, we integrate available epigenetic evidence from human DSD patients and attempt to distinguish causative changes from secondary consequences. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been partially validated in animal models to affect gonadal and reproductive functions through epigenetic mechanisms, but human evidence remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2026-0010_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Summary and Outlook<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Finally, we cautiously propose a diagnostic workflow that integrates epigenetic testing and attempt to identify key gaps in current research and suggest testable directions for future studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpem-2026-0010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]],"date-time":"2026-08-31T09:13:26Z","timestamp":1788167606000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Epigenetic dysregulation in differences in sex development"],"prefix":"10.1515","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-0835-9816","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mengxue","family":"Zhou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Genetics , Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chengdu Women and Children\u2019s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu , China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-4781-8778","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xinran","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Genetics , Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chengdu Women and Children\u2019s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu , China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026083109132306971_j_jpem-2026-0010_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Cools, M, Nordenstr\u00f6m, A, Robeva, R, Hall, J, Westerveld, P, Fl\u00fcck, C, et al.. 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