Self-Assessment Questions

27. Abnormalities of female sexual differentiation and development

• What are the typical physical characteristics of women with Turner syndrome and what disorders are they at an increased risk of having?

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  Women with Turner syndrome are often identified by short stature, webbed neck, shield chest and increased carrying angle. They also have an increased incidence of renal anomalies, autoimmune diseases and cardiac anomalies, particularly coarctation of the aorta and aortic aneurysms.