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Turner syndrome with unusual clinical features: A case report

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International Journal of Angiology

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Turner Syndrome is a genetic disease with a frequency of 1 in every 1500–2500 live-born female babies. In this report, a 2 years 10 months old patient who had the genotype of 46,XOi (Xq) will be introduced, although her phenotype and cardiovascular system involvement are not seen in the classic Turner spectrum.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Nazan Dalgic M.D., Sedef Tunaoğlu M.D., Serdar Kula M.D. & Rana Olguntürk M.D.

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Dalgic, N., Tunaoğlu, S., Kula, S. et al. Turner syndrome with unusual clinical features: A case report. International Journal of Angiology 11, 83–85 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01616370

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