hrp0082p3-d3-873 | Growth (4) | ESPE2014

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Patients with Turner Syndrome

Fedala Soumeya , Haddam Ali el Mahdi , Chentli Farida , Meskine Djamila , Akkache Lyna , Siyoucef Hafsa

Background: Turner syndrome (TS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality in females (prevalence 1/2500 births). It is related to the absence or abnormality of one of the two X chromosomes. It is characterized by a short stature, gonadal failure and a many diseases that reduce life expectancy of patients.Objective and hypotheses: Report clinical, hormonal, cytogenetics, and evolutionary TS characteristics then correlate the karyotype and clinical expre...