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*Turner syndrome was first described by Henry Turner, an Oklahoma endocrinologist in 1938 as a patient with short stature, sexual infantilism, cubitus valgus and pterygium colli. {{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554621/ |title=Turner Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}} | *[[Turner syndrome]] was first described by Henry Turner, an Oklahoma [[endocrinologist]] in 1938 as a patient with [[short stature]], [[sexual infantilism]], [[cubitus valgus]] and [[pterygium colli]]. {{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554621/ |title=Turner Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}} | ||
*Ulrich (in 1930) and Bonnevie (in 1934) described similar findings in a young girl and mouse. | *Ulrich (in 1930) and Bonnevie (in 1934) described similar findings in a young girl and mouse. | ||
*Ovarian failure and streaked gonads were noted in 1944 by Henry Silver and Kaiser who found elevated gonadotrophins in a 32 month old child. {{cite web |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/496168 |title=OVARIAN AGENESIS (CONGENITAL APLASTIC OVARIES) IN CHILDREN | JAMA Pediatrics | JAMA Network |format= |work= |accessdate=}} | *[[Ovarian failure]] and [[streaked gonads]] were noted in 1944 by Henry Silver and Kaiser who found elevated [[gonadotrophins]] in a 32 month old child. {{cite web |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/496168 |title=OVARIAN AGENESIS (CONGENITAL APLASTIC OVARIES) IN CHILDREN | JAMA Pediatrics | JAMA Network |format= |work= |accessdate=}} | ||
*C.E Ford et al first described the pathophysiology of 45 XO in 1959 at Harwell, Oxfordshire and Guy's Hospital in London.[2] It was found in a 14-year-old girl with signs of Turner syndrome. <ref name="pmid15097963">{{cite journal| author=Lowenstein EJ, Kim KH, Glick SA| title=Turner's syndrome in dermatology. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2004 | volume= 50 | issue= 5 | pages= 767-76 | pmid=15097963 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2003.07.031 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15097963 }} </ref> | *C.E Ford et al first described the [[pathophysiology]] of [[45 XO]] in 1959 at Harwell, Oxfordshire and Guy's Hospital in London.[2] It was found in a 14-year-old girl with signs of [[Turner syndrome]]. <ref name="pmid15097963">{{cite journal| author=Lowenstein EJ, Kim KH, Glick SA| title=Turner's syndrome in dermatology. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2004 | volume= 50 | issue= 5 | pages= 767-76 | pmid=15097963 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2003.07.031 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15097963 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Turner syndrome was first described in 1938 by Henry Turner when he noticed a triad of short stature, cubitus valgus and pterygium colli. Other scientists went to to discover the pathophysiology of the45 XO karyotype and the presence of streaked ovaries.
Historical Perspective
- Turner syndrome was first described by Henry Turner, an Oklahoma endocrinologist in 1938 as a patient with short stature, sexual infantilism, cubitus valgus and pterygium colli. "Turner Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".
- Ulrich (in 1930) and Bonnevie (in 1934) described similar findings in a young girl and mouse.
- Ovarian failure and streaked gonads were noted in 1944 by Henry Silver and Kaiser who found elevated gonadotrophins in a 32 month old child. "OVARIAN AGENESIS (CONGENITAL APLASTIC OVARIES) IN CHILDREN | JAMA Pediatrics | JAMA Network".
- C.E Ford et al first described the pathophysiology of 45 XO in 1959 at Harwell, Oxfordshire and Guy's Hospital in London.[2] It was found in a 14-year-old girl with signs of Turner syndrome. [1]
References
- ↑ Lowenstein EJ, Kim KH, Glick SA (2004). "Turner's syndrome in dermatology". J Am Acad Dermatol. 50 (5): 767–76. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2003.07.031. PMID 15097963.