Association of Turner's syndrome and Swyer's syndrome in the same family

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2000 May;13(5):557-9. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2000.13.5.557.

Abstract

We report two phenotypically and genetically different diseases in the same family. One patient presented with Turner phenotype as a result of chromosomal mosaicism 45,X/46,X, inv(X)(q21;q24) (30%/70%). Her father's sister showed 46,XY female gonadal dysgenesis (Swyer's syndrome) as a result of a point mutation in the SRY gene on her Y chromosome. DNA sequencing revealed a G-->C transversion (nucleotide position 693) resulting in a change from glycine95 to arginine (G95R). Here we report for the first time an association of Turner's syndrome and Swyer's syndrome in the same family.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Chromosome Inversion
  • Family
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mosaicism
  • Phenotype
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Turner Syndrome / genetics*