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Unusual association of turner syndrome and hypopituitarism in a Tunisian family.
Current research in translational medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Bougacha-Elleuch N, Elleuch M, Charfi N, Mnif F, Belghith N, Abdelhedi F, Kammoun H, Hachicha M, Mnif M, Abid M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Familial occurrence of either Turner syndrome or hypopituitarism is very rare. Particularly, their association is an uncommon finding. In this context, we describe for the first time 4 sisters with Turner syndrome, hypopituitarism was reported in three among them. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Our cohort consists of four Tunisian adult sisters belonging to a consanguineous family. Biochemical...
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