Workshop on Turner syndrome
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Sort Desciption: Workshop on Turner syndrome. How can very early treatment start and/or GH dosing based on IGF-I ... and women with Turner syndrome. Lars S vendahl, Sweden, ...
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Nearly all girls with TS have short stature. However, in many affected girls the diagnosis of TS is not made until late childhood or adolescence (Fig. 1). TS is due to an abnormal or missing X chromosome. One of the most common chromosomal disorders, TS affects about 1 in 2000 to 2500 live-born female infants. Many of these infants are recognizable at birth, especially those with a 45,X karyotype. In the infant, TS may be suggested by lymphedema, dysmorphic features, or cardiac abnormalities. In fact, lymphedema is the key to diagnosis in most girls diagnosed with TS in ...
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