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Monozygotic twins with Turner syndrome develop slipped capital femoral epiphysis on growth hormone therapy.
Pediatrics - 1 Dec 2006
Nabhan Zeina M, Eugster Erica A
Abstract excerpt
Monozygotic twins with Turner syndrome have rarely been reported. An increased incidence of slipped capital femoral epiphysis has been associated with growth hormone therapy, as well as with Turner syndrome, but has never been described in twins with Turner syndrome. We report the first case of monozygotic twins with Turner syndrome with a 46,Xi(Xq) karyotype, both of whom developed slipped capital femoral...
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