Prevalence and descriptive epidemiology of Turner syndrome in the United States, 2000–2017: A report from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network

Bailey A. Martin-Giacalone, Angela E. Lin, Sonja A. Rasmussen, Russell S. Kirby, Eirini Nestoridi, Rebecca F. Liberman, A. J. Agopian, John C. Carey, Janet D. Cragan, Nina Forestieri, Vinita Leedom, Aubree Boyce, Wendy N. Nembhard, Monika Piccardi, Theresa Sandidge, Xiaoyi Shan, Charles J. Shumate, Erin B. Stallings, Roger Stevenson, Philip J. Lupo

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Abstract

The lack of United States population-based data on Turner syndrome limits assessments of prevalence and associated characteristics for this sex chromosome abnormality. Therefore, we collated 2000–2017 data from seven birth defects surveillance programs within the National Birth Defects Prevention Network. We estimated the prevalence of karyotype-confirmed Turner syndrome diagnosed within the first year of life. We also calculated the proportion of cases with commonly ascertained birth defects, assessed associations with maternal and infant characteristics using prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), and estimated survival probability. The prevalence of Turner syndrome of any pregnancy outcome was 3.2 per 10,000 female live births (95% CI = 3.0–3.3, program range: 1.0–10.4), and 1.9 for live birth and stillbirth (≥20 weeks gestation) cases (95% CI = 1.8–2.1, program range: 0.2–3.9). Prevalence was lowest among cases born to non-Hispanic Black women compared to non-Hispanic White women (PR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.4–0.6). Coarctation of the aorta was the most common defect (11.6% of cases), and across the cohort, individuals without hypoplastic left heart had a five-year survival probability of 94.6%. The findings from this population-based study may inform surveillance practices, prenatal counseling, and diagnosis. We also identified racial and ethnic disparities in prevalence, an observation that warrants further investigation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1339-1349
Number of pages11
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Volume191
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2023

Keywords

  • Turner syndrome
  • birth defects
  • epidemiology
  • prevalence
  • sex chromosome abnormality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics(clinical)
  • Genetics

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