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Liver abnormalities in Turner syndrome: the importance of estrogen replacement

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Fedor, Istvan, Zold, Eva, Barta, Zsolt·2022·Journal of the Endocrine Society

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Turner syndrome is one of the most frequently reported sex chromosomal abnormalities, affecting approximately 40 in every 100 000 live female births. The underlying chromosomal alteration is the complete or partial loss of X chromosome or mosaicism. Because of primary ovarian insufficiency, the synthesis of estrogen hormones is compromised, and patients require hormone substitution. Apart from the phenotypical presentation (short stature, primary amenorrhea), the effects of ovarian insufficiency can affect diverse organ systems (such as cardiovascular, endocrine, and lymphatic systems). Hepatobiliary pathology can present on a broad spectrum: from mild asymptomatic hypertransaminasemia to marked architectural changes. Estrogen hormone replacement therapy in these patients can improve the perturbations of laboratory values and can attenuate the progression of hepatic structural changes. Moreover, providing sufficient estrogen replacement has numerous benefits for other conditions of the patients as well. Both the all-cause mortality and deaths from cardiovascular complications are greatly increased in Turner syndrome, and hormone replacement might contribute to the decreased incidence of these events. The diagnostics of Turner syndrome are outside the scope of our paper, and we briefly discuss the cardiovascular complications because many the liver involvement partially involves alterations of vascular origin. Though we sought to highlight the importance of proper hormone replacement therapy, we did not attempt to write a comprehensive recommendation for exact treatment protocols. We provided an overview of preferred therapeutic approaches, as the treatment should be tailored according to the individual patient's needs.

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Authors
Fedor, I., Zold, E., & Barta, Z.
Affiliations
  • Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen , 4012, Debrecen , Hungary
  • Department of Clinical Immunology, Doctoral School of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Institute of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen , 4032, Debrecen , Hungary
  • University of Debrecen (HU)
Venue
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Published
2022-08-11
Volume
6
Issue
10
Pages
bvac124-bvac124
ISSN
2472-1972 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4290987563
Cited by
16
References
78
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 2
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0.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of the Endocrine Society (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Debrecen Electronic Archive (University of Debrecen) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
Keywords
Turner syndrome, liver abnormalities, estrogen replacement therapy, primary ovarian insufficiency, hepatobiliary diseases, elevated liver enzymes, hepatic steatosis, cardiovascular complications, mortality, sex chromosome abnormalities

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