Research Article

Hidden Y Chromosome Mosaicism in 48 Egyptian Patients with Turner’s Syndrome

Table 1

Characteristics of Turner’s syndrome patients.

Characteristics48 Turner’s syndrome patients (%)

Short stature100% (48/48)
Dysmorphic features70.8% (34/48)
Secondary sexual characteristics25.7% (9/35)
Primary amenorrhea100% (7/7)
Ambiguous genitals[−]
Male pattern[−]
Features of virilization[−]
Renal anomalies[−]
congenital heart disease6.25% (3/48)
FSH > 60 mIU/mL34.3% (12/35)
Sonographic data
(i) Hypoplastic uterus and nonvisualized ovaries56.25% (27/48)
(ii) Rudimentary uterus with bilateral streak ovaries20.8% (10/48)
(iii) Normal uterus and ovaries22.9% (11/48)

Data are expressed as numbers or percentages; [−] indicates negativity.