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What chromosome abnormalities are accompanied by coarctation of aorta?
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See below:: Doctors don't know for sure why certain people are born with coarctaton of the aorta (coa). Coa is fairly common in girls born with turner syndrome, a genetic disorder in which one of a girl's two x chromosomes is incomplete or missing.
Answered 6/16/2012
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Turner syndrome: Turner syndrome (45 xo) is the most common chromosomal problem seen in association with coarctation of the aorta.
Answered 1/28/2015
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