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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2013

Examination of an 18-year-old girl revealed the following features: hypoplasia of the ovaries, broad shoulders, narrow pelvis, shortening of the lower extremities, "sphinx neck". Mental development is normal. The girl was diagnosed with Turner's syndrome. What kind of chromosome abnormality is it?

Answer options

  1. Trisomy 18
  2. Monosomy X
  3. Trisomy 13
  4. Trisomy X
  5. Nullisomy X
Correct answer

Monosomy X

Explanation

Monosomy X is also known as Turner’s syndrome. With a karyotype of 47XXX.

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