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A Case Report of Turners Syndrome

Sarina Vincent Arokia A, Kalaivani AND .

Abstract


Turners syndrome is a type of gonadal   dysgenesis described first by H.h.Turner, which is due  to abnormality or absence of one of the X chromosomes.   A patient of  15 years presented to our hospital with complaints of delayed onset of menstruation and diagnostic workup {usg abdomen, mri, genetic study} revealed Turners syndrome. The gonadal dysgenesis can either be a monosomy {45X0} or mosaic{45X 46XX,45X 46XY}.


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