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TF is a mutant rat strain showing male pseudohermaphroditism, with agenesis of Leydig cells and androgen deficiency controlled by an autosomal single recessive gene (mp). The mp locus was mapped on the distal region of rat chromosome 7 by linkage analysis, but the gene responsible for the mp mutation has not been identified. In this study, we performed fine linkage mapping and sequence analysis to determine the causative gene of the mp mutation, and performed an immunohistochemical study using a Leydig cell-specific marker to investigate detailed phenotypes of the mutant rats during the testicular development. As a result, we found a missense mutation of the gene encoding Desert hedgehog (Dhh) in the mutant rat, which could result in loss of function of the DHH signaling pathway. Histochemical examination revealed remarkably reduced number of fetal Leydig cells and lack of typical spindle-shaped adult Leydig cell in the mp\/mp rats. 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