Screening for Turner syndrome: how useful is the buccal smear test?

De Mel, T.; Jayasekara, R.W.; Warnasooriya, N.

dc.contributor.author	De Mel, T.
dc.contributor.author	Jayasekara, R.W.
dc.contributor.author	Warnasooriya, N.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-29T13:12:10Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-29T13:12:10Z
dc.date.issued	1992
dc.identifier.citation	De Mel, T., Jayasekara, R., & Warnasooriya, N. (1992). Screening for Turner syndrome: how useful is the buccal smear test?. The Ceylon medical journal, 37(3), 83-84.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5593
dc.description.abstract	The buccal smear test was used to screen for Turner syndrome in a sample of girls with severe short stature who did not have any other clinical features of that condition. The majority of the girls did not show X chromatin bodies in the buccal mucosal cells. None of those who qualified for chromosomal analysis showed an XO chromosomal pattern either. We conclude that reliability of the buccal smear test as a screening method for Turner syndrome remains doubtful.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Sri Lanka Medical Association	en_US
dc.title	Screening for Turner syndrome: how useful is the buccal smear test?	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US