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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Mar 15;191(5):1339–1349. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63181

TABLE 3.

Counts and proportions of core birth defects in Turner syndrome cases (N = 1872) by karyotype.

Birth defect 45,X Other Totala Percent of all cases (95% CI)
Coarctation of the aorta 163 55 218 11.6 (10.2–13.2)
Atrial septal defect 82 46 128   6.8 (5.7–8.1)
Ventricular septal defect 48 25 73   3.8 (3.1–4.9)
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome 49 18 67   3.6 (2.8–4.5)
Bicuspid aortic valve 50 15 65   3.5 (2.7–4.4)
Horseshoe kidney 46 17 63   3.4 (2.6–4.3)
Aortic valve stenosis 27 16 43   2.3 (1.7–3.1)
Renal agenesis/hypoplasia 16 5 21   1.1 (0.7–1.7)
Omphalocele 18 0 18  1 (0.6–1.5)
Mitral valve stenosis 5 4 9   0.5 (0.2–0.9)
Clubfoot 6 4 10   0.5 (0.3–1.0)
Atrioventricular septal defect 6 1 7   0.4 (0.2–0.8)
Cleft palate alone 5 3 8   0.4 (0.2–0.8)
Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) 6 1 7   0.4 (0.2–0.8)
Rectal and large intestinal atresia/stenosis 5 0 5   0.3 (0.1–0.6)
Spina bifida without anencephaly 2 2 4   0.2 (0.1–0.5)
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia 3 1 4   0.2 (0.1–0.5)
Interrupted aortic arch 3 1 4   0.2 (0.1–0.5)
Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis 3 1 4   0.2 (0.1–0.5)
Transposition of the great arteries 2 1 3   0.2 (0.0–0.5)
Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis 2 1 3   0.2 (0.0–0.5)
Cleft lip with cleft palate 3 1 4   0.2 (0.1–0.5)
Cleft lip alone 3 0 3   0.2 (0.0–0.5)
Esophageal atresia/ Tracheoesophageal fistula 0 2 3   0.2 (0.0–0.5)
Diaphragmatic hernia 2 2 4   0.2 (0.1–0.5)
Encephalocele 1 0 1   0.1 (0.0–0.3)
Ebstein anomaly 0 2 2   0.1 (0.0–0.4)
Tetralogy of Fallot 0 2 2   0.1 (0.0–0.3)
Choanal atresia 0 1 1   0.1 (0.0–0.3)
Biliary atresia 1 0 1   0.1 (0.0–0.3)
Small intestinal atresia/stenosis 1 0 1   0.1 (0.0–0.3)
Gastroschisis 2 0 2   0.1 (0.0–0.3)
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Counts indicate the number of defects and do not reflect the number of cases, as a case can be counted in more than one category.