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Takeki Hirano, MD
University of Health Science The Chicago Medical School

JAMA. 1981;246(21):2429.

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To the Editor.—

An increased incidence of thyroid autoantibodies is known to occur in patients with Turner's syndrome.^1,2 The disorders closely related to thyroid autoantibodies are Hashimoto's disease and Graves' disease. A striking association of Hashimoto's disease with Turner's syndrome, especially due to structural variations of an X chromosome, has been repeatedly shown.^1-4 Yet, Graves' disease has rarely been documented in patients with this chromosomal abnormality.⁴

Report of a Case.—

When this woman was born, a karyotype of 45,XO (Turner's syndrome) was determined during the investigation of bilateral pedal edema. The physical findings included hypertelorism, slight cubitus valgus, and a widely spaced nipple. A webbed neck, a low hairline, and multiple, pigmented nevi were absent. At age 11 years, because of the absence of secondary sex characteristics, she was given a conjugated estrogen preparation for two years, followed by the addition of medroxyprogesterone for the onset of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by John D. Archer, MD, Senior Editor.

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