New test catches most Turner syndrome cases
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Fox-Fordyce disease: two cases in patients with Turner syndrome.
Sir, Fox-Fordyce disease (FFD) occurs as a chronic, itchy, papular skin eruption principally located in the apocrine gland-bearing areas (1, 2). Although it usually appears in a symmetrical distribution on the axillae and pubic area, it can also occasionally a¡ect the labia, perineum, mammary areolae, presternal area, umbilicus and the medial aspect of the upper thighs. Hair growth in the a¡ect...
متن کاملTurner syndrome.
Introduction Approximately 1 in 2,500 live female births is affected by Turner syndrome (TS), making it one of the more common genetic conditions encountered in pediatric practice. TS is caused by deletion of all (monosomy) or part (partial monosomy) of the second sex chromosome. Multiple body systems can be affected to varying degrees, presenting both diagnostic and management challenges for t...
متن کاملTurner syndrome
Turner's syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects only females. Turner syndrome is caused by a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the X chromosomes is missing or altered. While most people have 46 chromosomes, people with TS usually only have 45. This condition occurs in about 1 out in 2,500 female live births worldwide (but it is much more common among miscarriages and s...
متن کاملTurner syndrome
Turner's syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects only females. Turner syndrome is caused by a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the X chromosomes is missing or altered. While most people have 46 chromosomes, people with TS usually only have 45. This condition occurs in about 1 out in 2,500 female live births worldwide (but it is much more common among miscarriages and s...
متن کاملTurner syndrome
Turner's syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects only females. Turner syndrome is caused by a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the X chromosomes is missing or altered. While most people have 46 chromosomes, people with TS usually only have 45. This condition occurs in about 1 out in 2,500 female live births worldwide (but it is much more common among miscarriages and s...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1552-4825
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33945