Body height in Turner's syndrome

Pelz, L; Timm, Dietrich; Eyermann, Ellen; Hinkel, G. K.; Kirchner, Margitta; Verron, G

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.1982.tb01413.x

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“…Recent studies [Scales and Weber, 2010; Zenaty et al, 2011] elucidated that short stature occurred in 98% of girls with TS. When comparing the mean heights of TS Egyptian patients with TS patients in UK and European patients, Egyptian patients showed slightly lower values [Lenko et al, 1979; Pelz et al, 1982; Ranke et al, 1983; Lyon et al, 1985]. Differences between the present study and other worldwide studies can be attributed to various genetic, racial, geographical and nutritional factors.…”

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Growth curves of Egyptian patients with Turner syndrome

El-Bassyouni

Afifi

Aglan

et al. 2012

American J of Med Genetics Pt A

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This study analyzes the body anthropometric measurements in females with Turner syndrome (TS) not treated with recombinant human growth hormone. Height, weight, head circumference, and body mass index (BMI) data were collected from 93 patients. Their ages ranged from 6 months to 24 years (mean 10 AE 4.3 years). Chromosomal analysis revealed: 55 patients with 45,X and 38 patients with mosaic karyotypes. Patients were divided into yearly age groups. Standard growth curves were constructed for these Egyptian Turner syndrome (TS) patients. Mean and standard deviations were estimated across the age groups. When comparing the mean heights of patients to the Egyptian standards, short stature ( 2 SD) was found in 96.8% of patients older than 6 years. Patients' mean weight and BMI were higher than controls. The mean height of the studied Egyptian patients was slightly lower than that of females with TS in UK and European patients. Therefore, local reference values are more appropriate than International standards. The charts presented here can be used to optimize routine healthcare for Egyptian TS patients. The use of growth charts specific for Egyptian TS patients can help to discover early physical developmental delay and suggests the necessity of looking for concomitant diseases affecting growth.

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Growth curves of Egyptian patients with Turner syndrome

El-Bassyouni

Afifi

Aglan

et al. 2012

American J of Med Genetics Pt A

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“…The results of a cytogenetic examination have been published previously (Pelz et al 1982). It should be noted that mosaics with a 2nd cell fraction of less than 20% could not be routinely detected.…”

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Long‐term follow‐up in females with Ullrich‐Turner syndrome

Pelz

Köbschall²,

Lübcke³

et al. 1991

Clinical Genetics

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“…b Reference curves (1–21 years); c 6 months to 24 years; d Age (10 and 90 percentile); e Percentage frequency; f Birth year period; g Data derived from studies (Germany—Pelz et al [23]; Germany—Ranke et al [24]; Finland—Lenko et al [25]; France—Rosenberg and Tell [26]); h Data not available.…”

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“… e Data derived from studies (Pelz et al [23]; Ranke et al [24]; Lenko et al [25]; Rosenberg and Tell [26]).…”

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Growth Curves for Girls with Turner Syndrome

Bertapelli

Filho

Antônio

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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The objective of this study was to review the growth curves for Turner syndrome, evaluate the methodological and statistical quality, and suggest potential growth curves for clinical practice guidelines. The search was carried out in the databases Medline and Embase. Of 1006 references identified, 15 were included. Studies constructed curves for weight, height, weight/height, body mass index, head circumference, height velocity, leg length, and sitting height. The sample ranged between 47 and 1,565 (total = 6,273) girls aged 0 to 24 y, born between 1950 and 2006. The number of measures ranged from 580 to 9,011 (total = 28,915). Most studies showed strengths such as sample size, exclusion of the use of growth hormone and androgen, and analysis of confounding variables. However, the growth curves were restricted to height, lack of information about selection bias, limited distributional properties, and smoothing aspects. In conclusion, we observe the need to construct an international growth reference for girls with Turner syndrome, in order to provide support for clinical practice guidelines.

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Body height in Turner's syndrome

Cited by 45 publications

References 8 publications

Growth curves of Egyptian patients with Turner syndrome

Growth curves of Egyptian patients with Turner syndrome

Long‐term follow‐up in females with Ullrich‐Turner syndrome

Growth Curves for Girls with Turner Syndrome

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