Table 1

Comparison of subjects mosaic for a 47,XXX cell line with 45,X and 45,X/46,X Turner syndrome: data from clinic population and medical publications

ClinicPublished reportsClinic
KaryotypeX/XXXX/XX/XXXX/XXXX/XX/XXX45,XX/XX
*Recurrent pregnancy loss (1), behavioural problems (1).
†Mental retardation (3), secondary amenorrhoea (3), hypoplastic left heart (1).
‡Secondary amenorrhoea or fetal wastage (15), hypoplastic left heart (1), abnormal offspring (6), cancer (5), ambiguous genitalia (1), newborn screening (1), Hirschsprung disease (1).
§Mental retardation (1), failure to thrive ± developmental delay (3), unusual facies (4), congenital heart disease (3), multiple malformations (1), GI bleeding (1), premature ageing (1).
¶Mental retardation (1), failure to thrive (1), unusual facies (4), hirsutism (1), pregnancy loss (2).
No116186222769
Age range (y)5–541.5–600–551–670–800–74
Mean age (y)20.721.415.429.418.917.4
Reason for diagnosis (No) 116115622465
Oedema000089 (40%)4 (6%)
Short statute8 (73%)1 (17%)4 (33%)8 (14%)66 (29%)16 (24%)
Amenorrhoea2 (18%)1 (17%)016 (29%)44 (20%)12 (18%)
Prenatal1 (9%)2 (33%)02 (4%)11 (5%)24 (37%)
Other02* (33%)7† (66%)30‡ (53%)14§ (8%)9¶ (14%)