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BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that Turner syndrome is associated with an elevated risk of a range of autoimmune disorders. We aimed to document this in a national study. METHOD: Use of a record-linked dataset of all hospital admissions in England, 1999-2011, to construct a retrospective cohort of people with Turner syndrome and a control cohort of people without it. Statistical follow-up to identify the occurrence of 29 separate autoimmune disorders in each cohort. Calculation of rate ratios, comparing the Turner and control cohorts. RESULTS: In the Turner syndrome cohort (2459 people), rate ratios were elevated for 16 of the 29 conditions. Examples included coeliac disease (rate ratio 14.0, 95% CI 10.2 to 18.8), Crohn's disease (5.3, 3.5 to 7.8), ulcerative colitis (3.9, 2.3 to 6.1), hypothyroidism (8.8, 7.8 to 9.9) and hyperthyroidism (4.9, 3.2 to 7.1). CONCLUSIONS: The increased risk of autoimmune disorders in people with Turner syndrome covers a wide range of conditions.

Original publication

DOI

10.1136/archdischild-2013-304617

Type

Journal article

Journal

Arch Dis Child

Publication Date

01/2014

Volume

99

Pages

71 - 73

Keywords

Epidemiology, Genetics, Immunology, Autoimmune Diseases, Cohort Studies, Data Collection, England, Female, Humans, Medical Record Linkage, Retrospective Studies, Risk, Turner Syndrome