Mortality in Women with Turner Syndrome in Great Britain: A National Cohort Study

Turner syndrome is characterized by complete or partial X chromosome monosomy. It is associated with substantial morbidity, but mortality risks and causes of death are not well described.Our objective was to investigate mortality and causes of death in women with Turner syndrome.We constructed a cohort of women diagnosed with Turner syndrome at almost all cytogenetic centers in Great Britain and followed them for mortality.A total of 3,439 women...