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Knuckle, Knuckle, Dimple, Dimple: Do Not Miss A Diagnostic Opportunity
Archibald's metacarpal sign is characterized by dimpling over the knuckles when the fist is clenched, resulting from relative shortening of the fourth and fifth metacarpals compared with the third. ABSTRACT Turner syndrome (TS) often presents with subtle or overlooked clinical signs, contributing to frequent diagnostic delays. We describe the case of a
Maria Chiara Pellegrin +4 more
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Lingual thyroid is a rare congenital malformation that occurs more frequently in the female population. It occurs because of the error in transcriptional factors, the key for the normal differentiation of thyrocyte, so the thyroid gland tissue does not ...
Marina Đorđe, Sajić Silvija
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The spectrum of 45,X/46,XY mosaicism in Taiwanese children: The experience of a single center
Background/Purpose: 45,X/46,XY mosaicism is a rare sex chromosome abnormality. Here, we present our experience in the management of 45,X/46,XY Taiwanese children. Patients and Methods: We enrolled 19 patients from January 1981 to September 2016.
Yen-Chun Huang +6 more
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International Registry of NKX2‐1‐Related Disorders: Clinical, Genetic, and Imaging Perspectives
Abstract Background NKX2‐1–related disorders result from heterozygous variants in NKX2‐1, a gene crucial for brain, lung, and thyroid development. Although movement disorders, hypothyroidism, and neonatal respiratory distress are recognized, the full phenotype and genotype–phenotype relationships remain incompletely defined.
Laia Nou‐Fontanet +47 more
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The X Factor in Immunity: Sex Differences Shaped by the X Chromosome
ABSTRACT There are sex differences with immune responses where females exhibit stronger immune responses compared to males. Both sex hormones and sex chromosome differences between males and females contribute to the observed sex differences with innate and adaptive immune cell composition and function.
Katherine B. Radovanovic +2 more
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Focal dysgenesis is a consistent feature of testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS) in humans. Rodent studies show that perturbation of androgens (e.g. following phthalate exposure) during a fetal masculinisation programming window (MPW) predisposes to a ...
Smart, E +7 more
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Morphogenesis of the thyroid gland [PDF]
International audienceCongenital hypothyroidism is mainly due to structural defects of the thyroid gland, collectively known as thyroid dysgenesis. The two most prevalent forms of this condition are abnormal localization of differentiated thyroid tissue (
Henrik Fagman +5 more
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Timing of thyroid ultrasonography in the etiological investigation of congenital hypothyroidism
Objectives To describe the findings of thyroid ultrasonography (T-US), its contribution to diagnose congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and the best time to perform it.
Maria de Fátima Borges +6 more
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False Positive or False Negative—An Interesting Case in Prenatal Diagnostic Laboratory
A prenatal case in which discordant results were identified among SNP‐Array, PNBoBs, conventional karyotyping, and FISH, highlighting the importance of recognizing the limitations of various testing techniques for clinicians to avoid misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.
Pingping Zhang +5 more
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Primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common neonatal endocrine disorder, and may be etiologically subdivided into thyroid dysgenesis, referring to abnormal thyroid development, and dyshormonogenesis, where a defective thyroid hormone ...
Athanasia Stoupa +4 more
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