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Biological Responses in Context
Published in Arthur T. Johnson, Biology for Engineers, 2019
Approximately 0.2%–2% of human live births can be classified as hermaphrodites or intersexuals. Some of these contain some cells with XX (female) and some with XY (male) chromosomes, possibly as chimera (see box, Section 6.16, Cooperation). Some of these have other unusual chromosomal patterns such as a single X chromosome (called Turner syndrome). Some may also have responded to fetal levels of estrogen or testosterone (see Sections 6.6.5, Adaptations, and 6.12.9, Endocrine Disruption). Intersexual children have the sex organs of both sexes, which don’t often develop normally.
Glossary of scientific and technical terms in bioengineering and biological engineering
Published in Megh R. Goyal, Scientific and Technical Terms in Bioengineering and Biological Engineering, 2018
Transgenic organism refers to one into which a cloned genetic material has been experimentally transferred, a subset of these foreign gene express themselves in their offspring. Turner syndrome a chromosomal condition in females (usually 45, XO) due to monosomy of the X-chromosome; characterized by short stature, failure to develop secondary sex characteristics, and infertility.
The role of growth hormone device optimization in patient-reported outcomes: real-world evidence from South Korea
Published in Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2021
Ji-Eun Lee, Kee-Hyoung Lee, Mi Jung Park, Seung Yang, Eun Young Kim, Young-Jun Rhie, Min-Ho Jung, Aram Yang, Shin-Hye Kim, Lindsey Yoojin Chung, Su Young Ko, Young Ju Lee, Navid Nedjatian, Woo Yeong Chung
Growth hormone (GH) therapy is approved to promote growth in children with short stature affected by conditions like growth hormone deficiency (GHD), idiopathic short stature (ISS), small for gestational age (SGA), Noonan syndrome (NS), SHOX deficiency, Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), Turner syndrome, or chronic renal disease [1–5].