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ea0049ep818 | Paediatric endocrinology | ECE2017

Turner Syndrome (TS): overview of surveillance in a tertiary care hospital

Popik Ekaterina , Matos de Figueiredo Catarina , Freitas Joana , Cardoso Helena , Joao Oliveira Maria , Borges Teresa

Introduction: Turner syndrome is one of the most common human chromosomopathy and represents an important cause of short stature and ovarian insufficiency. It is caused by total or partial loss of X-chromosome and its prevalence is about 1 in 2000–2500 live female births.Objectives: To review the patients with TS followed in a Paediatric Endocrinology Unit since 1999.Methods: A retrospective study regarding diagnosis, course, ...