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ArticleThe application of clinical genetics2020

Metabolic Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Adult Patients with Turner Syndrome.

Francisco Álvarez-Nava, Marcia Racines-Orbe, Julia Witt, Jéssica Guarderas, Yosselin Vicuña, María Estévez, Roberto Lanes

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Article in The application of clinical genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hearing Loss and Turner Syndrome: A Scoping Review.The journal of international advanced otology · 2025
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  3. Human DNA Mutations and their Impact on Genetic Disorders.Recent patents on biotechnology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Francisco Álvarez-NavaBiological Sciences School, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-4673-3643
Marcia Racines-OrbeInstitute of Biomedicine Research, Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-3930-5907
Julia WittBiological Sciences School, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Jéssica GuarderasBiological Sciences School, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0001-5196-7754
Yosselin VicuñaInstitute of Biomedicine Research, Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-4230-3213
María EstévezEcuadorian Foundation in Support of Turner Syndrome, Quito, Ecuador.
Roberto LanesPediatric Endocrine Unit, Hospital De Clinicas Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0001-6365-5176
Central University of Ecuador · ECHospital Clínico Universitario de Caracas · VE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeMetabolic syndrome (MetS) is a disorder associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The frequency of each component of MetS in Turner syndrome (TS) subjects is high. An elevated incidence of hearing loss has also been reported in TS. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) affects at least half of young women with TS. The association between MetS and SNHL has not been previously considered in TS. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between these two conditions. PATIENTS AND

methodsCross-sectional anthropometric, cardio-metabolic and audiological data were obtained from a cohort consisting of unrelated TS subjects (>20 years of age; n = 93). Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria. Types and severity of hearing loss were based on the American Speech Hearing Association guidelines.

resultsHearing loss was detected in 74% of ears from adult TS subjects and SNHL was observed in half of our TS subjects. The prevalence of MetS in TS subjects with or without SNHL was 64% and 11%, respectively (P < 0.05). After adjusting for age, MetS was related to a ninefold increase in the odds of SNHL. This odds increased in a stepwise manner as the number of MetS components increased.

conclusionMetS and its individual components were associated factors for SNHL in TS subjects. A reduction in the number and severity of the components of MetS might potentially contribute to decreasing the progression of SNHL at younger ages, but further studies will be needed to explain the underlying pathological mechanism connecting MetS and SNHL.

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hearing lossmetabolic syndromerisk factorsTurner syndrome

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PMCPMC6971290
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