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Ovarian dysfunction in women with Turner syndrome
23 Mar 2023
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian dysfunction is one of the most common features of women with Turner syndrome. In these women, oocyte apoptosis is markedly accelerated from the early stage of fetal life. Reduction in the number of germ cells disturbs primordial follicle development and thereby leads to the formation of streak gonads. There are three possible causes of accelerated germ cell loss in 45,X ovaries. First, chromosomal pairing...
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