What Is Gonadal Dysgenesis?
Gonadal Dysgenesis, or Turner Syndrome (Ts), Is a Condition Characterized by Short Stature and Ovarian Dysgenesis. Patients Are Females with Either a Missing X...
Gonadal dysgenesis, or Turner syndrome (TS), is a condition characterized by short stature and ovarian dysgenesis. Patients are females with either a missing X chromosome (45 XO) or an abnormality of one of the X chromosomes. It occurs in 1 in 2000 to 1 in 5000 female live births.
What's gonadal dysgenesis?
(goh-NA-dul dis-JEH-neh-sis) Abnormal development of a gonad (ovary or testicle). Men with gonadal dysgenesis have a greater risk of developing testicular cancer. Gonadal dysgenesis is usually part of a genetic syndrome.
What are symptoms of gonadal dysgenesis?
Clinical manifestation include primary amenorrhea, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, streak gonads, infertility and failure to develop secondary sex characteristics.
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