10 Turner Syndrome Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #5: Autoimmune Disorders
Girls and women affected with Turner syndrome have a higher risk of developing certain autoimmune disorders such as type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, pernicious anemia, autoimmune hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, Addison disease, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
The increased risk of developing an autoimmune disease is because the patient has an increased prevalence of autoantibodies.
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