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This results from the family's inherited short stature.

Those affected may be short stature will be small for their age but they are expected to start puberty as normal with no developmental delay.
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Familial short stature
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This is more commonly known as Down Syndrome.

Those with this syndrome experience the same pattern of hormonal changes as they grow and develop with the development of breast buds and menstruation.

There can be a developmental delay in emotions, social communication, abstract thinking and problem-solving ability.
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Trisomy 21
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This is a hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism.

Signs and symptoms also include delayed puberty, low libido, primary amenorrhoea and erectile dysfunction.

Additional anomalies can include impaired renal development, cleft lip and loss of sense of smell.
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Kallman Syndrome
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Puberty is expected to begin between ages 8 and 13 in girls and 9 and 14 for boys.

Delayed puberty is defined as no signs of testicular development by age 14 or no signs of breast development by age 13 in girls.

Turner Syndrome is a condition that. only affects females and results when one X chromosome is partially missing. This can result in a variety of developmental problems such as short stature, hart defects and failure of the development of the ovaries and therefore puberty.
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Turner Syndrome
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Hypothyroid can result in delayed growth and delayed puberty.

However, in this adolescent girl there are features characteristic of Turner syndrome such as widely spaced nipples and a webbed neck.

Short stature and ovarian failure are the main features.
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Hypothyroidism
Concept
Chapter
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Turner Syndrome
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Medical Genetics
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15 year old female presents to the GP with her concerned mother.

The mother states that her daughter hasn't had her period yet and hasn't noticed any breast growth.

On examination of the girl you note that she has a short stature, webbed neck, widely spaced nipples with no evidence of breast budding.

What condition is this presentation associated with?
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