[Current aspects of Turner syndrome].
Recent progress in the clinical, genetic and therapeutic knowledges of Turner's syndrome are presented. The quality of life of Turner's syndrome can be much improved by early treatment with recombinant human growth hormone which significantly increases the patient's final height, and appropriate oestrogenic therapy at pubertal and adult ages. However, this requires an early diagnosis. Consequently, a karyotype must be performed in every girl with delayed growth, even in the absence of clinical features of the Turner's syndrome.
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Clinique de pédiatrie et génétique médicale, hôpital des enfants, CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy