Noun
CAIS (uncountable)
Initialism of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.
The train slows down, it's the Cais do Sodré. I arrived to Lisbon, but not to a conclusion. Fernando Pessoa
In another patient, CAIS was the result of a deficit in the transmission of a transactivating signal from the N-terminal region of the normal androgen receptor to the basal transcription machinery of the cell. Source: Internet
Hillfield Strathallan College is located on the West Hamilton mountain and is a CAIS member, non-profit school for children from early Montessori ages through grade twelve. Source: Internet
XY karyotype Depending on the mutation, a person with a 46,XY karyotype and AIS can have either a male (MAIS) or female (CAIS) phenotype, or may have genitalia that are only partially masculinized (PAIS). Source: Internet
CAIS is estimated to occur in one of every 20,400 46,XY births. Source: Internet