A triple-X female with long arm deletion of one of the X-chromosomes associated with primary amenorrhoea: 47,XX, +del(X) (q27.3).

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A triple-X female with long arm deletion of one of the X-chromosomes associated with primary amenorrhoea: 47,XX, +del(X) (q27.3).

Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 1991

Radhakrishna U, Shah V C, Highland H N, Chinoy N J, Sheth F J

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A 25-year-old phenotypic female with primary amenorrhoea was referred for chromosomal analysis. Earlier she had undergone hormonal therapy but showed no response. The secondary sex characters were of female type, with poor breast development. Laparoscopic findings revealed the presence of a very...

Topics

Adult
Amenorrhea
Body Height
Chromosome Deletion
Female
Gonadal Steroid Hormones
Humans
Incidence
Ovary
Phenotype
Sex Chromosome Aberrations
Trisomy
X Chromosome

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