This communication presents an investigation of a kindred with TBG deficiency, † the propositus of which has Turner's syndrome (XO). Results of this unusual coincidental inheritance pattern lend ...

Increased risk for autism appears to be linked to the Y chromosome, a Geisinger Health System study has found, offering a new explanation for the greater prevalence of autism in males. The results are ...

Cytogenetic studies showed seven different types of chromosomal abnormalities. These are considered for our purposes under two main groups according to the percentages of Barr bodies seen on buccal ...

This article reviews current patterns of ascertainment, clinical characteristics and quality of care for girls with Turner syndrome, based on a cohort of 100 girls (aged 7–17 years) prospectively ...

Doctor-mom with infertility condition adopts girl from China. Dr. Catherine Ward-Melver embraces her adoptive daughter Zoe, who, like her, has Turner syndrome. Courtesy Akron Children's Hospital Aug.

“I had problems with my hearing and I was always the shortest in my class,” the North Plainfield resident said. “My mom was concerned about my growth and (the delayed onset of) puberty, so off to the ...

People with an additional X or Y chromosome—a genetic condition known as supernumerary sex chromosome aneuploidy—have an increased risk of developing blood clots known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2008;3(6):771-775. Kateri McCarthy, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, ...