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Turner syndrome: fertility, familial clustering, and cancer risk.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2025
Allen-Brady K, Verrilli L E, Austin B A, Letourneau J M, Johnstone E B, Welt C K
Abstract excerpt
STUDY QUESTION: Is there an increased risk of reproductive or colon cancer in women with Turner syndrome and their family members? SUMMARY ANSWER: Our data suggest that there is an increased risk for sigmoid colon cancer in women with Turner syndrome and an increased prostate cancer risk in second- and third-degree male relatives. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Turner syndrome has been associated with lower risk of...
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- Humans
- Turner Syndrome
- Female
- Case-Control Studies
- Retrospective Studies
- Adult
- Male
