Turner Syndrome

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In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan.
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Excerpt

Turner syndrome, also referred to as congenital ovarian hypoplasia syndrome, was first described by Henri Turner, an Oklahoma physician in 1938. It is the most common sex chromosomal abnormality found in females. It results when one of the X chromosomes is missing, partially or completely.

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