Search for dissertations about: "Annika Elmqvist Stenberg"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Annika Elmqvist Stenberg.

2. 1. Ear and hearing problems in Turner syndrome

   Author : Annika Elmqvist Stenberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Turner syndrome; tympanic membrane pathology; hearing loss; otitis media; estrogen receptors; presbyacusis; immunology; mouse; rat; human; cochlea; psychosocial; audiometric testing.;

   Abstract : Turner Syndrome is a common chromosomal disorder and affects approximately one in every 2000 newborn girl. The syndrome is defined as a total (45,X) or partial loss of the second sex chromosome in combination with the typical characteristic features, which are short stature (less than 150 cm), absent estrogen production due to ovarian dysgenesis, with failure to enter puberty spontaneously and infertility. READ MORE