Care of girls and women with Turner syndrome: beyond growth and hormones

Turner syndrome (TS), although considered a rare disease, is the most common sex chromosome abnormality in women, with an incident of 1 in 2500 female births. TS is characterized by distinctive physical features such as short stature, ovarian dysgenesis, an increased risk for heart and renal defects...

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Main Authors: Caroline Culen, Diana-Alexandra Ertl, Katharina Schubert, Lisa Bartha-Doering, Gabriele Haeusler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2017-04-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/6/4/R39.full